APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

Experiencing Failure Affects High School Students’ Self-Reported Motivations and Emotions, but Nottheir Subsequent Performance

Washington, DC · May 2025

Flash Talk · Cognitive

Session: Cognitive Flash Talks and Networking

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Abstract

We conducted a randomized controlled experiment (N=319) to investigate the immediate and delayed effects of failure (vs. success) experiences on students' subsequent emotion, motivation, and performance. While failure had immediate and delayed negative effects on motivation, these trends did not translate to the effects on emotion and performance.