ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science
Current Trends in the Study of Multiple Goal Pursuit: Conflict, Coherence, and Prioritization
Multiple goal pursuit is a challenge commonly experienced in everyday life. In this symposium, we address research questions on this topic by presenting experience sampling data on motivation conflict and goal shelving, and experimental studies on multifinal means and multitasking.
Chairs & Discussants
- Aistė GuobytėChair
University of Zurich - Zita MayerCoChair
University of Zurich
Presentations
- Is Motivational Conflict Always Bad? the Diagnostic Function of Feeling Torn between Competing Action AlternativesAxel Grund
- Blending Goals: Hedonic Outcomes of Multifinal MeansAistė Guobytė
- The Psychology of Getting Busy: Multitasking As a Consequence of Goal ActivationEwa Szumowska
- Out of Sight, out of Mind? Longitudinal Motivational and Emotional Outcomes of Goal ShelvingZita Mayer