Elaborating on Goals Changes Goal Perceptions and Undermines Progress

Poster Session I

Keyword: Goals

Abstract: We examined how elaborating on a personal goal impacted progress and perceptions of goal characteristics. Participants listed three personal goals, elaborated on one, and rated goal characteristics before or after elaboration. Elaborating changed certain goal ratings. More progress was made on non-elaborated goals after two, but not four weeks.

• Nicolas Esselink (Presenting Author)
• Marina Milyavskaya (Author)
• Maor Levitin (Author)
• Michael Gilead (Author)