Goals

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Motivation by positive or negative role models: regulatory focus determines who will best inspire us.

In 3 studies, the authors demonstrated that individuals are motivated by role models who encourage strategies that fit their regulatory concerns: Promotion-focused individuals, who favor a strategy of pursuing desirable outcomes, are most inspired by ...
Penelope Lockwood, Christian H Jordan, Ziva Kunda (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200210)
motivation-positive-or-negative-role-models-regulatory-focus.asp

132.

Otolaryngology residents objectives in entering the workforce.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the priorities of current otolaryngologists-in-training in considering their first employment opportunities. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-one-item survey measuring the importance of various first job issues, with all items scored on a ...
David J Kay, Frank E Lucente (Laryngoscope, 200210)
otolaryngology-residents-objectives-entering-workforce.asp

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General practitioners skills to perform limited goal-oriented abdominal US examinations after one month of intensive training.

A training program of "limited goal-oriented abdominal sonography" for general practitioners (GPs) was planned, set up and tested. After 1 month of intensive training (about 100 examinations), four test subjects succeeded in technically performing ...
Ilkka Suramo, Jukka Merikanto, Markku Päivänsalo, Heli Reinikainen, Tarja Rissanen, Raija Takalo (Eur J Ultrasound, 200210)
general-practitioner-s-skills-perform-limited-goal-oriented-abdominal.asp

134.

The physical education climate assessment instrument.

This paper describes the Physical Education Climate Assessment Instrument designed for systematic observation and to quantify variables associated with different types of objective motivational climates created by teachers and coaches in physical ...
Matthew D Curtner-Smith, John R Todorovich (Percept Mot Skills, 200210)
physical-education-climate-assessment-instrument.asp

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Achievement motives, cognitive and social competence, and achievement goals in the classroom.

This study investigated the interrelations of approach and avoidance achievement motives (Motive to Achieve Success and Motive to Avoid Failure), two types of competence (Cognitive and Social competence), achievement goals (Mastery, Performance-approach, ...
Ayumi Tanaka, Takuhiro Okuno, Hirotsugu Yamauchi (Percept Mot Skills, 200210)
achievement-motives-cognitive-social-competence-achievement-goals.asp

136.

The goal as process: music and the search for the Self.

This paper explores and compares the processes of music and analysis from the authors experience as a musician, piano teacher and analyst. It explains how the use of music improvisation in analysis (with simple percussion instruments) can powerfully ...
Patricia Skar (J Anal Psychol, 200210)
goal-process-music-search-self.asp

137.

Implicit and self-attributed achievement motives: concordance and predictive validity.

As a complement to the literature on the discriminant validity of implicit and self-attributed motives, this study explored two issues that point to convergences: moderation of concordance between implicit and self-attributed achievement motives, and the ...
Todd M Thrash, Andrew J Elliot (J Pers, 200210)
implicit-self-attributed-achievement-motives-concordance-predictive.asp

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Programming of endogenous and exogenous saccades: evidence for a competitive integration model.

Participants were required to make a saccade to a uniquely colored target while ignoring the presentation of an onset distractor. The results provide evidence for a competitive integration model of saccade programming that assumes endogenous and ...
Richard Godijn, Jan Theeuwes (J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform, 200210)
programming-endogenous-exogenous-saccades-evidence-competitive.asp

139.

Task familiarity and task efficacy: a study of sports coaches.

The purpose of the study was to establish a profile of coaching efficacy with Hong Kong community coaches who differ in knowledge and hours spent in coaching. Coaching efficacy can be described in four dimensions, namely, Motivation, Strategy, Technique, ...
Lena Fung (Percept Mot Skills, 200210)
task-familiarity-task-efficacy-study-sports-coaches.asp

140.

Impact of activity behaviors on physical activity identity and self-efficacy.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of level of physical activity and length of time of adherence to physical activity, with physical activity identity (PAI) and physical activity self-efficacy (PASE). METHODS: In a cross-sectional design, 409 adults ...
Kim H Miller, Roberta J Ogletree, Kathleen Welshimer (Am J Health Behav, 200209-10)
impact-activity-behaviors-physical-activity-identity-self-efficacy.asp