APS
30th APS Annual Convention
Psychological Interventions for Behavior Change and Goal Achievement
People often fall short of their goals because they cannot break their bad habits, direct their efforts unproductively, or cannot overcome psychological barriers to behavior change. Recent advancements in psychological field interventions offer innovative solutions for improving people’s long-term learning, performance, health choices, pro-environmental behavior, and social interactions.
Chairs & Discussants
- Patricia ChenChair
National University of Singapore
Presentations
- Starting Anew: Framing an Arbitrary Moment As a “New Beginning” Supports Motivation and Behavior ChangeShannon Brady
- Goal-Setting and Self-Affirmation: Interventions to Reduce Defensiveness, and Increase Goal-SettingOmid Fotuhi
- Strategically-Directed Effort: Self-Reflective Resource Use Promotes Better Academic OutcomesPatricia Chen
- Dynamic Norms: How Others' Change Facilitates Personal ChangeGregg Sparkman
