week 6 Flashcards
GOALS
Based on achieving a certain standard
A goal is whatever an individual is trying to accomplish -> goal setting
Motivation to go from where you are to a different state
Set by internal goal or external environment
Goal = end destination
Plans
Discrepancy
Path
journey to get goal
SHORT-TERM VS LONG-TERM GOAL SETTING
Problems with long-term goals
- Prolonged time without performance reinforcement
- Lack of immediate performance reinforcement
Long goals broken into sub goals
No progression means to modify behavior and strategies, determined through feedback given
If a goal is intrinsically interesting then there is an undermining feelings when completing sub goals on a path to long goal
DANGERS & PITFALLS OF GOAL-SETTING
- Incraesed stress
- Possibility of failure
- Non-goal Areas Ignored: neglect other aspects of life
- Short range thinking
- Cheating
- Undermines Intrinsic Motivation
Self-concordance
reflect personal interests and values (vs internal or external pressures)
People working on self-concordance goals they complete and they are happier and have a better well-being
IMPLEMENTATION INTENTIONS
A specific goal-directed action, initiated at an anticipated future outcomes
2 step process
1.Set a goal —> 2.Planning how to attain that goal
Implicit Theories
Incremental theorists
Entity theorists
Incremental theorists
changeable personal qualities
mastery goals
Entity theorists
Fixed personal qualities
Performance goals
Approach Goals
You want
Avoidance goal:
Don’t want
More energy
Thinking Soley on what you want to avoid
Though suppression
Exhausting
Lower self esteem
STUDY
Measured: Depressive Symptoms
Found that peoples implicit theories can change
