A Field Test of Garland's Cognitive Mediation Theory of Goal Setting
Description:
The present study examined Garland's cognitive mediation theory of goal setting in a three-minute basketball shooting task. The effects of different goal conditions were also investigated along with achievement motivation and self-motivation as mediating constructs of performance. Subjects (N=150) were males and females, assigned to one of five goal conditions: "do your best", easy, moderate, hard, and improbable. Results indicated no performance differences between the different goal condition…
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Date:
August 1987
Creator:
Bagnall, Jamie