Week 3 Flashcards
mental representations of desired future states (they contain - beliefs, expectations, memories, images).
A. Cognitive component of goals
B. Emotional/motivational component
A. Cognitive component of goals
+ve & -ve feelings in anticipation of achieving or not achieving goal & evaluations of goal progress, and how we feel after achieving or not achieving a goal.
E.g. seeing loved ones after graduating
A. Cognitive component of goals
B. Emotional/motivational component
B. Emotional/motivational component
opportunity, control & support
A. Goal Commitment (comm)
B. Goal Achievement (Ach)
C. Goal Attainability (attain)
C. Goal Attainability (attain)
advancement, outcome & obstacles
A. Goal Commitment (comm)
B. Goal Achievement (Ach)
C. Goal Attainability (attain)
B. Goal Achievement (Ach)
… are ones you set to mainly satisfy your own needs. They connect to psychological needs we have – so going after these goals is inherently satisfying.
Extrinsic goals
Intrinsic goals
Intrinsic goals
Intrinsic goals are:
- personally involving
- meaningful
- more satisfaction
- more pleasure
- more likely to persevere, invest & succeed
… are ones you set to mainly for the purpose of external rewards, praise, admiration – do it for the money? do it for the likes?
Extrinsic goals
reflective of social acceptance
- E.g. your dad thinks you should pursue a career you are not interested in
external reward or to avoid punishment
not always a “bad” thing: may pursue extrinsic goals (money) to obtain resource/opportunity for intrinsic goal (travel)
• Less likely to be satisfying on attainment
○ Sense of emptiness or hollow victory
○ Soon wanting/needing more
Intrinsic goals often reflect important psychological needs. What is meant by: feeling in control of our lives
self-esteem autonomy competence contribution relatedness
autonomy: feeling in control of our lives
Intrinsic goals often reflect important psychological needs. What is meant by: effectively doing things
self-esteem autonomy competence contribution relatedness
competence: effectively doing things
Intrinsic goals often reflect important psychological needs. What is meant by: satisfaction with relationships
self-esteem autonomy competence contribution relatedness
relatedness: satisfaction with relationships
Intrinsic goals often reflect important psychological needs. What is meant by: making a difference
self-esteem autonomy competence contribution relatedness
contribution: making a difference
Intrinsic goals often reflect important psychological needs. What is meant by: need to have +ve self-image
self-esteem autonomy competence contribution relatedness
self-esteem: need to have +ve self-image
Goal that are freely chosen & self-determined vs social desirability/family values
- Related to increases in happiness on attainment
- Authenticity
- Congruence
Authenticity
• Freely chosen & self-determined vs social desirability/family values
• Related to increases in happiness on attainment
Attain goals that are freely chosen & self-determined leads to increased happiness and subjective WB
The degree to which someone’s personality matches with their goals
- Authenticity
- Congruence
Congruence with personality increases sense of reward & pleasure
• The degree to which someone’s personality matches with their goals
incongruence of goal and personality = dissatisfaction,
congruence of goal and personality = increased sense of reward and pleasure
Goal that are freely chosen & self-determined vs social desirability/family values
- Related to increases in happiness on attainment
- Authenticity
- Congruence
- Self-concordance
Authenticity
• Freely chosen & self-determined vs social desirability/family values
• Related to increases in happiness on attainment
Attain goals that are freely chosen & self-determined leads to increased happiness and subjective WB
The degree to which someone’s personality matches with their goals
- Authenticity
- Congruence
- Self-concordance
Congruence with personality increases sense of reward & pleasure
• The degree to which someone’s personality matches with their goals
incongruence of goal and personality = dissatisfaction,
congruence of goal and personality = increased sense of reward and pleasure
pursuing goals because they fit underlying interests and values rather than because others say they should pursue them.
Self-Concordance = pursuing goals because they fit underlying interests and values rather than because others say they should pursue them.
If we have good self-concordance…
- we are going to experience greater degrees of sustained effort in relation to the tasks related to our goal
- More likely to achieve goal attainment, be successful in attaining our goal
- More need satisfying experiences - which taps into psychological needs
- Which then positively impacts our overall wellbeing
Self-concordant goals reflect … motivations (doing this because I want to) rather than … motivations (someone else says I should do it).
- controlled
- autonomous
Self-concordant goals reflect autonomous motivations (doing this because I want to) rather than controlled motivations (someone else says I should do it).
S.M.A.R.T. goals - to make sure our goals are framed in a structure that is likely to lead to a good outcome
What is: concrete, narrowly defined vs broad/vague
Specific Measurable Achievable/Actionable Relevant/Relatable Time-bound
• Specific: concrete, narrowly defined vs broad/vague
- “helping sister more on Tuesdays” vs “being a useful person”
(micro-behavioural) (macro-intentional)
S.M.A.R.T. goals - to make sure our goals are framed in a structure that is likely to lead to a good outcome
What is: goal is worthwhile, the time is right, resources are available, in line with personal values (purpose)
Relevant/Relatable: goal is worthwhile, the time is right, resources are available, in line with personal values (purpose)
S.M.A.R.T. goals - to make sure our goals are framed in a structure that is likely to lead to a good outcome
What is: how progress is determined, how attainment will be defined
Specific Measurable Achievable/Actionable Relevant/Relatable Time-bound
Measurable: how progress is determined, how attainment will be defined
S.M.A.R.T. goals - to make sure our goals are framed in a structure that is likely to lead to a good outcome
What is: Do we have an expectation for when this will happen
Specific Measurable Achievable/Actionable Relevant/Relatable Time-bound
Time-bound: what is the timeline? When will you work on this goal? Do we have an expectation for when this will happen
S.M.A.R.T. goals - to make sure our goals are framed in a structure that is likely to lead to a good outcome
What is: what steps will be taken? Goal must be able to be attained
Specific Measurable Achievable/Actionable Relevant/Relatable Time-bound
Achievable/Actionable: what steps will be taken? Goal must be able to be attained
