Is that your final answer?: a descriptive study on attribution of success and failure in television game shows.

• Main Authors: Baltazar, Tiffany Ma. Luisa L., Rosario, Carla Fatima A., Siy, Dianna Grace P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2002
• Subjects: Television quiz shows; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10416
• Institution: De La Salle University

This descriptive study aims to determine the attributions of success and failure of the organizers/hosts, contestants and the audience participating in television game shows through their feelings and behavior. The study focused on game shows, such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, The Weakest Link, and Game KNB?. There were 184 respondents who participated in the study, 9 of them were organizers, 75 of them were contestants, while the remaining 100 were audiences. The 9 organizers consisted of 3 organizers from each of the three game shows. The contestants were broken down into 42 winners and 63 losers. On the other hand, 50 of the audiences consisted of studio audiences while the remaining half consisted of home audiences. The researchers used a non-probability type of sampling design, wherein purposive sampling was used for the organizers/hosts and contestants while convenient sampling was used for the audience. Structured interview guides and surveys were used as instruments in this study. The data from the interviews and the survey questionnaires were assessed using content analysis. Organizers/hosts attributed the success of the game show to the number of sponsors and callers, ratings and positive feedback from viewers. The contestants attributed their success or failure to God, destiny or luck, which leads to the Filipinos' fatalistic attitude and strong faith in God. Lastly, the audience attributed the success and failure of the contestants through internal causes like cleverness and alertness.