The Psychology of Goals

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Pub. Date: 2009-01-16
Publisher(s): The Guilford Press
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Summary

Bringing together leading authorities, this tightly edited volume reviews the breadth of current knowledge about goals and their key role in human behavior. Presented are cutting-edge theories and findings that shed light on the ways people select and prioritize goals; how they are pursued; factors that lead to success or failure in achieving particular aims; and consequences for individual functioning and well-being. Thorough attention is given to both conscious and nonconscious processes. The biological, cognitive, affective, and social underpinnings of goals are explored, as is their relationship to other motivational constructs.

Author Biography

Gordon B. Moskowitz, PhD, is a social psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University. His research examines the relationship between social cognition and goals, with particular emphasis on the implicit nature of each. Person perception, social judgment, stereotyping, and stereotype control are typically used as the content areas in which these issues are explored. Dr. Moskowitz has received funding from the German Science Foundation and the National Science Foundation to support this research. He is currently investigating the implicit nature of control and self-regulation, with a focus on creativity goals and egalitarian goals and the impact of each on controlling stereotyping.

 

Heidi Grant, PhD, is a social psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University. Her primary interest lies in understanding individual responses to setbacks and challenges, and how these responses are shaped by the types of goals pursued. Dr. Grant’s research, funded by the National Science Foundation, has explored how goal content impacts self-regulation, achievement, person perception, persuasion, and well-being. She is currently investigating the impact of goal difficulty and obstacles to the pursuit of achievement goals, and the development of a successful classroom learning goal intervention.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Four Themes in the Study of Goalsp. 1
What (and where) are Goals?
What Is So Special (and Nonspecial) about Goals?: A View from the Cognitive Perspectivep. 27
Goals in the Context of the Hierarchical Model of Approach-Avoidance Motivationp. 56
Goal Content Theories: Why Differences in What We Are Striving for Matterp. 77
The Neuroscience of Goal Pursuit: Bridging Gaps between Theory and Datap. 98
The Selfish Goalp. 127
How are Goals Selected?
Fantasies and Motivationally Intelligent Goal Settingp. 153
How Does Our Unconscious Know What We Want?: The Role of Affect in Goal Representationsp. 179
Goal Primingp. 203
Moments of Motivation: Margins of Opportunity in Managing the Efficacy, Need, and Transitions of Strivingp. 234
How are Goals Pursued?
Five Markers of Motivated Behaviorp. 257
Normal and Pathological Consequences of Encountering Difficulties in Monitoring Progress toward Goalsp. 277
The Compensatory Nature of Goal Pursuit: From Explicit Action to Implicit Cognitionp. 304
When Persistence Is Futile: A Functional Analysis of Action Orientation and Goal Disengagementp. 337
Goal Implementation: The Benefits and Costs of If-Then Planningp. 362
Regulatory Focus: Classic Findings and New Directionsp. 392
Consequences of Goal Pursuit
Self-Regulatory Resource Depletion: A Model for Understanding the Limited Nature of Goal Pursuitp. 423
Goals and (Implicit) Attitudes: A Social-Cognitive Perspectivep. 447
Mystery Moods: Their Origins and Consequencesp. 480
Regulatory Fit in the Goal-Pursuit Processp. 505
Indexp. 534
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