The impeding role of initial unrealistic goal-setting on videogame-based training performance: Identifying underpinning processes and a solution

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1686-1694

  Brusso, Robert C ^a,c   Orvis, Karin A ^b,c  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal performance discrepancy; Goal setting; Self regulation; Training performance; Videogame based training

Indexed keywords

GOAL-PERFORMANCE DISCREPANCY; GOAL-SETTING; GOAL-SETTING THEORIES; INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL; PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK; SELF-REGULATION; TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS; TRAINING PROGRAM;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 84875138156     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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