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When opportunity knocks: bottom-up priming of goals by means and its effects on self-regulation.

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Shah, JY; Kruglanski, AW
Published in: Journal of personality and social psychology
June 2003

Four studies using general attribute goals or specific task goals revealed that attainment means cognitively activate the goals they are perceived to serve. A range of means replicated this effect including goal-directed activities, specific behavioral strategies, or opportunities, assumed to afford effective goal pursuit. The increased accessibility of a currently pursued goal due to "bottom-up" priming by its attainment means improved task persistence and performance, whereas a similarly increased accessibility of a competing goal impeded task persistence and performance.

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Journal of personality and social psychology

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EISSN

1939-1315

ISSN

0022-3514

Publication Date

June 2003

Volume

84

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1109 / 1122

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Control, Informal
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Goals
  • Female
  • Cognition
  • Adult
 

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Shah, J. Y., & Kruglanski, A. W. (2003). When opportunity knocks: bottom-up priming of goals by means and its effects on self-regulation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(6), 1109–1122. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.6.1109
Shah, James Y., and Arie W. Kruglanski. “When opportunity knocks: bottom-up priming of goals by means and its effects on self-regulation.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 84, no. 6 (June 2003): 1109–22. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.6.1109.
Shah JY, Kruglanski AW. When opportunity knocks: bottom-up priming of goals by means and its effects on self-regulation. Journal of personality and social psychology. 2003 Jun;84(6):1109–22.
Shah, James Y., and Arie W. Kruglanski. “When opportunity knocks: bottom-up priming of goals by means and its effects on self-regulation.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 84, no. 6, June 2003, pp. 1109–22. Epmc, doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.6.1109.
Shah JY, Kruglanski AW. When opportunity knocks: bottom-up priming of goals by means and its effects on self-regulation. Journal of personality and social psychology. 2003 Jun;84(6):1109–1122.

Published In

Journal of personality and social psychology

DOI

EISSN

1939-1315

ISSN

0022-3514

Publication Date

June 2003

Volume

84

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1109 / 1122

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Control, Informal
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Goals
  • Female
  • Cognition
  • Adult