ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science
Optimizing Goal Pursuit: Insights From Cognitive, Affective, Motivational, and Behavioral Findings
Given that successful goal attainment predicts positive outcomes and greater well-being, one key question is how people can be more effective in achieving goals. An international panel of speakers provide novel answers, centering on the adaptive use of lay beliefs, subjective feelings, motivational knowledge, and temptations in optimizing goal pursuit.
Chairs & Discussants
- Lile JiaChair
National University of Singapore - Tina NguyenCoChair
The Ohio State University
Presentations
- Autonomous Goal Striving Promotes a Nonlimited Theory about WillpowerVeronika Job, Vanda Sieber, Lavinia Flückiger, Katharina Bernecker, Jutta Mata
- Feeling Comfortable with Discomfort: When Immediate Negative Goals Are Motivating Kaitlin Woolley, Lauren Eskreis-Winkler, Ayelet Fishbach
- Creating Task-Motivation Fit to Prepare for Anticipated Performance TasksTina Nguyen, Jessica Carnevale, Abigail Scholer, David Miele, Kentaro Fujita
- Strategic Indulgence Among Academically Successful StudentsLile Jia, Edward Hirt, Alethea Koh
