
The Psychology of Goals
by Moskowitz, Gordon B.; Grant, HeidiBuy New
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Summary
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 Goals | p. 1 |
What (and where) are Goals? | |
What Is So Special (and Nonspecial) about Goals?: A View from the Cognitive Perspective | p. 27 |
Goals in the Context of the Hierarchical Model of Approach-Avoidance Motivation | p. 56 |
Goal Content Theories: Why Differences in What We Are Striving for Matter | p. 77 |
The Neuroscience of Goal Pursuit: Bridging Gaps between Theory and Data | p. 98 |
The Selfish Goal | p. 127 |
How are Goals Selected? | |
Fantasies and Motivationally Intelligent Goal Setting | p. 153 |
How Does Our Unconscious Know What We Want?: The Role of Affect in Goal Representations | p. 179 |
Goal Priming | p. 203 |
Moments of Motivation: Margins of Opportunity in Managing the Efficacy, Need, and Transitions of Striving | p. 234 |
How are Goals Pursued? | |
Five Markers of Motivated Behavior | p. 257 |
Normal and Pathological Consequences of Encountering Difficulties in Monitoring Progress toward Goals | p. 277 |
The Compensatory Nature of Goal Pursuit: From Explicit Action to Implicit Cognition | p. 304 |
When Persistence Is Futile: A Functional Analysis of Action Orientation and Goal Disengagement | p. 337 |
Goal Implementation: The Benefits and Costs of If-Then Planning | p. 362 |
Regulatory Focus: Classic Findings and New Directions | p. 392 |
Consequences of Goal Pursuit | |
Self-Regulatory Resource Depletion: A Model for Understanding the Limited Nature of Goal Pursuit | p. 423 |
Goals and (Implicit) Attitudes: A Social-Cognitive Perspective | p. 447 |
Mystery Moods: Their Origins and Consequences | p. 480 |
Regulatory Fit in the Goal-Pursuit Process | p. 505 |
Index | p. 534 |
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