From Primed Construct to Motivated Behavior: Validation Processes in Goal Pursuit

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1659-1670

  DeMarree, Kenneth G ^a   Loersch, Chris ^b   Briñol, Pablo ^c   Petty, Richard E ^d   Payne, B Keith ^e   Rucker, Derek D ^f  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

automaticity; goal pursuit; metacognition; validation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOTIVATION; OHIO; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 84870175074     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212458328     Document Type: Article

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