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Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory
While some students try to give their best in an achievement situation, others show disengagement and just want to get the situation over and done with. The present study investigates the role of students’ tendencies for approach or avoidance motivation while anticipating tasks and the corresponding...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121194/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30210395 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01552 |
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author | Wimmer, Sigrid Lackner, Helmut K. Papousek, Ilona Paechter, Manuela |
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description | While some students try to give their best in an achievement situation, others show disengagement and just want to get the situation over and done with. The present study investigates the role of students’ tendencies for approach or avoidance motivation while anticipating tasks and the corresponding activation of the approach/avoidance motivational system as indicated by transient changes of EEG alpha asymmetry. Overall, 62 students (50 female; age: M = 23.8, SD = 3.5) completed a goal orientation questionnaire (learning goals, performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and work avoidance). They joined a laboratory experiment where EEG was recorded during resting condition as well as when students were anticipating tasks. Standard multiple regression analysis showed that higher values on performance-avoidance were related to a higher activation of the approach system whereas higher values on work avoidance were related to a higher activation of the avoidance system. Results question present assumptions about avoidance related goal orientations. |
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spelling | pubmed-61211942018-09-12 Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory Wimmer, Sigrid Lackner, Helmut K. Papousek, Ilona Paechter, Manuela Front Psychol Psychology While some students try to give their best in an achievement situation, others show disengagement and just want to get the situation over and done with. The present study investigates the role of students’ tendencies for approach or avoidance motivation while anticipating tasks and the corresponding activation of the approach/avoidance motivational system as indicated by transient changes of EEG alpha asymmetry. Overall, 62 students (50 female; age: M = 23.8, SD = 3.5) completed a goal orientation questionnaire (learning goals, performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and work avoidance). They joined a laboratory experiment where EEG was recorded during resting condition as well as when students were anticipating tasks. Standard multiple regression analysis showed that higher values on performance-avoidance were related to a higher activation of the approach system whereas higher values on work avoidance were related to a higher activation of the avoidance system. Results question present assumptions about avoidance related goal orientations. Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6121194/ /pubmed/30210395 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01552 Text en Copyright © 2018 Wimmer, Lackner, Papousek and Paechter. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Wimmer, Sigrid Lackner, Helmut K. Papousek, Ilona Paechter, Manuela Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory |
title | Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory |
title_full | Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory |
title_fullStr | Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory |
title_full_unstemmed | Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory |
title_short | Goal Orientations and Activation of Approach Versus Avoidance Motivation While Awaiting an Achievement Situation in the Laboratory |
title_sort | goal orientations and activation of approach versus avoidance motivation while awaiting an achievement situation in the laboratory |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121194/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30210395 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01552 |
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