Value From Regulatory Fit

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Tory Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Regulatory Fit ◽  
Pain Experiences ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Task

Where does value come from? I propose a new answer to this classic question. People experience regulatory fit when the manner of their engagement in an activity sustains their goal orientation or interests regarding that activity. When there is fit, people engage more strongly in what they are doing and “feel right” about it. Fit influences the strength of value experiences—how good or how bad one feels about something—independently of the pleasure and pain experiences that are associated with outcomes. It uniquely contributes to people's experience of the value of things. Fit is shown to influence judgments and decision making, attitude and behavior change, and task performance.

Unraveling What’s on Our Minds

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire M. Zedelius ◽  
Jonathan W. Schooler
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Behavior

Mind-wandering encompasses a variety of different types of thought, involving various different experiential qualities, emotions, and cognitive processes. Much is lost by simply lumping them together, as is typically done in the literature. The goal of this chapter is to explore the nuances that distinguish different types of mind-wandering. The chapter draws on research on mind-wandering as well as other literatures to gain a better understanding of how these different types of mind-wandering affect cognition and behavior. It specifically discusses the distinct effects of different types of mind-wandering on task performance, working memory, mood, and creativity. Finally, the chapter discusses the idea of deliberate engagement in particular types of mind-wandering as a way to achieve desirable outcomes, such as maintaining a positive mood, enhancing creativity, or aiding decision-making.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Cognitive Tool for Enhanced Decision Making and Personal Change among College Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Mata Kreitler ◽  
Donald F. Dansereau ◽  
Timothy M. Barth ◽  
Gregory T. Repasky ◽  
James Miller
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Cognitive Tool ◽  
Personal Change ◽  
Writing Group ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Spatial Display

Many college students have difficulty with decision making and personal change. In this study, we examine the impact of a fill-in-the-node spatial display that college students complete while considering alternatives and action plans related to dilemmas and behavior change. College students who utilized the cognitive tool reported greater positive expectations for future decision making and personal change than did those in a problem-based writing group and a no treatment group. Implications for academic advisors are discussed.

Group Processes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Stangor
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Group Status ◽  
Group Outcomes ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Effective Group ◽  
And Task

Group process refers to the behaviors of the members of small working groups (usually between three and twelve members) as they engage in decision-making and task performance. Group process includes the study of how group members’ characteristics interact with the behavior of group members to create effective or ineffective group performance. Relevant topics include the influences of group norms, group roles, group status, group identity, and group social interaction as they influence group task performance and decision-making, the development and change of groups over time, group task typologies, and decision-making schemes. Relevant group outcomes include group cohesion, process losses and process gains in performance, free riding, ineffective information sharing, difficulties in brainstorming, groupthink, and group polarization. Other variables that influence effective group process include group member diversity, task attractiveness, and task significance. A variety of techniques are used to improve group process.

Employee goal orientation, LMX, and task performance

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haeseen Park ◽  
Seokhwa Yun ◽  
Dongkyu Kim ◽  
Sung Won Min ◽  
Eunho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
And Task

A stressful task is when to turn off the music: Effect of music on task performance mediated by cognitive effort

2021 ◽  
pp. 030573562199602
Author(s):  
Ana Arboleda ◽  
Christian Arroyo ◽  
Brayan Rodriguez ◽  
Carlos Arce-Lopera
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Cognitive Effort ◽  
Task Characteristics ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Web Interface ◽  
Fast Tempo ◽  
Stressful Task ◽  
Slow Tempo ◽  
And Task

Studies on the effect of music on task performance are contradictory about this relationship’s direction and valence. Task characteristics may be accounting for these inconclusive findings. Thus, this study employs effort to mediate music’s effect on task performance (objective and perceived) under a stressful decision-making process. This is a between-group experiment with three conditions: slow-tempo music, fast-tempo music, or no music. We designed a computer web interface, where participants did a stressful task. Results demonstrated that participants made a strong effort under the conditions with music. Hence, turning the music off under stressful activities is favorable in terms of performance. The article contributes to understanding the interaction between music and task performance, expanding the discussion within a stressful task.

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