PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Sample Size Determination, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, State Implementation Plan

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 471
• Professor: Richard Koestner

Document Summary

Last class we said motivation is about how we energize and direct our behavior, and when we are concerned about motivation we set a goal. There seems to be something that happens automatically when we set goals. Researchers have described a universal action plan that accompanies setting a goal. As soon as you set a goal you start focusing more attention on stimuli related to the goal. As soon as you set a goal you prepare yourself to work harder and give more effort. And as soon as you set a goal you prepare yourself to have to persevere and overcome obstacles. The suggestion is that there are certain things that are set in motion by setting a goal. A particular type of goal that is interesting is new years resolution, they are important usually and they are goals where we actually track our progress and are aware whether we fail or succeed.