Abstract: This study randomly Chose 410 valid testees from the third grade of primary school,the second grade of junior middle school and senior middle school;and probes into the general characteristics of primary and middle school students' attribution to,anticipation of and emotional response to examination results.The findings are:(1).Primary and middle school students have different cause consciousness of success or failure in examinations.The difference among grades is prominent while as the difference between sexes is not so prominent.(2).Anticipation after failure is obviously higher than success situation,and they obviously believe the result of failure can be changed.(3).primary and middle school students mainly have a feeling of gratefulness pride and relief after success,a feeling of compunction after failure.The emotional response after their success is stronger.

Key words: success or failure in exams, attribution, cause, anticipation, emotion