The impact of feedback on goal setting and task performance: Testing the feedback intervention theory

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 79-89

  Krenn, Björn ^a   Würth, Sabine ^b   Hergovich, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Avoidance behavior; Feedback intervention theory; Goal orientation; Motivation; Task choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875251423     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000101     Document Type: Article

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