Effects of posting self-set goals on collegiate football players' skill execution during practice and games

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Ward, Phillip ^a   Carnes, Michael ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Football; Goal setting; Public posting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISCLOSURE; FOOTBALL; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL;

EID: 0036515728     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-1     Document Type: Article

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