Summary
Summary PBC Topic 9
- Course
- Institution
My notes/summary of the lecture and corresponding literature.
[Show more]
Seller
Follow
robynluiten
Reviews received
Content preview
Topic 8[Lecture notes]
Goals and habits
Dual process
- Automaticity
o Efficient
o Unintentional
o Unaware
o Uncontrollable
Goals: Can goals be automatic?
- The strive for desired end-states
- Come from an internal, agentic self
o Is responsible for setting goals, behave goal-directed, evaluate, prevent
conflicting behaviour
- Characteristics of motivation
o Behavioural activation: goals drive behaviour
o Persistence: goals remain activated until attained
o Flexibility: to how the goal is attained
- Priming reward can induce goal driven behaviour
o What is rewarding? Positive affect is an implicit motivator
Empirical research: Hand grip task – Primed positively toward the behaviour of pressing the
handgrip results in harder and quicker pressing.
- Flexibility
Empirical research: Priming letters – Either means of goals are primed and conditioned with
positive or neutral pictures. Priming the means results in high switching costs while priming
the goal results in low switching costs.
Habits: How do habits differ from unconscious goals?
- Mental construct; activated by cues; characterized by automaticity
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller robynluiten. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $4.31. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
57727 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now