PSYCO333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Negative Feedback, Comparator, Carol Dweck
9 Apr 2018
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Strong link between thinking and doing (ex. mirror neurons) One view on how intentions are formed is that people use a kind of implicit mental algebra to create an action probability; if the probability is high enough, an intention forms to do the act. Intention derives from both the attitude and the subjective norm. If (cid:271)oth fa(cid:448)our the (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour, (cid:455)ou"ll for(cid:373) a stro(cid:374)g i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374: more complex when they conflict in these cases, intention depends on what matters more: satisfying yourself or satisfying the others. Behaviour is directed towards goals people"s goals e(cid:374)ergize their a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities, dire(cid:272)t their (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts, a(cid:374)d e(cid:448)e(cid:374) pro(cid:448)ide meaning for their lives. Self is made up partly of goals and the organizations among them. Many goals specify actions without any standard of excellence; but in some cases, performance level is an issue. Setting specific high goals leads to higher performance occurs for 3 reasons:
