Browsing Psychology by Subject "Goals"
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Divergent effects of distance versus velocity disturbances on emotional experiences during goal pursuit
(American Psychological Association, 2017-07-01)Disturbances are factors outside of a person’s control that influence goal progress. Although disturbances are typically included in theoretical accounts of goal pursuit, relatively little empirical research has explicitly ... -
Goal Models: A Lay Theory Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-16)Successful pursuit of multiple goals (e.g., health, career, family goals) is critical to personal well-being and social prosperity. However, despite significant research on how people manage single goals or even dynamics ... -
Implicit Leadership: Exploring the Role of Leaders on the Implicit Activation of Self-Interest
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)Lord and Brown (Lord, Brown, & Freiberg, 1999; Lord & Brown, 2004) suggest that leaders may impact followers by priming certain goals or ideals in their followers’ minds, which in turn influence judgment and behaviour. The ... -
The Power of Social Connections: Feelings of Connectedness Result in Sharing Goals, Emotions, and Intergroup Empathy
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-15)The purpose of the following research was to test the prediction that a sense of social connectedness to a stranger would result in the tendency to share psychological states with him/her. An overview of the literature on ... -
Workload, Risks, and Goal Framing as Antecedents of Shortcut Behaviors
(Springer, 2017-08-01)Purpose: Shortcut behaviors are methods of completing a task that require less time than typical or standard procedures. These behaviors carry the benefit of increasing efficiency, yet can also carry risks (e.g., of an ...