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The effect of anticipated affect on persistence and performance

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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:20 authored by Tobias Greitemeyer
The aim of the present research was to examine the interplay between predictions of the affective impact of future events and goal-relevant behavior. More concretely, three studies tested the hypothesis that affective forecasts influence persistent goal behavior and achievement. In Studies 1 and 2, participants who predicted that success would make them happier and failure would make them feel worse were more persistent and correctly solved more tasks of an intelligence test. However, as Study 3 revealed, extreme affective forecasts also led to persistent efforts to find solutions for unsolvable tasks and, consequently, decreased overall performance. In all studies, participants anticipated more intense emotional reactions than they actually experienced (impact bias)

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

ISSN

0146-1672

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

2

Volume

35

Page range

172-186

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-01-29

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