GST History & Foundations
These researchers developed Goal Setting Theory.
Who are Locke and Latham?
This principle provides progress information.
What is feedback?
Weekly quiz scores provide this.
What is feedback?
These researchers developed the Small Changes Model.
Who are Lutes and Steinbaugh?
SCM emphasizes this type of goal origin.
What is self-selected goals?
GST proposes that goals should possess these two qualities to maximize performance.
What are specific and challenging?
This principle requires a goal to be specific and measurable.
What is clarity?
Learning to write code is used as an example of this principle.
What is task complexity?
SCM was initially developed in studies focused on this outcome.
What is weight loss?
SCM favors these over large immediate shifts.
What are small manageable increments?
Goals direct attention and energy toward these.
What are desired behaviors?
This principle requires buy-in and dedication.
What is commitment?
"Score 80% on the next exam" demonstrates this principle.
What is clarity?
Repeated success with micro-changes tends to increase this.
What is self-efficacy?
This is the primary psychological driver emphasized by SCM.
What are self-efficacy and autonomy?
Goals increase the use of goal-relevant what?
What are skills?
This principle emphasizes stretch goals.
What is challenge?
A self-created study schedule improves this principle.
What is commitment?
SCM interventions are based relative to this.
What is the individual's baseline?
Repeating a micro-change for 2-3 weeks until automatic supports this process.
What is habit automation?
These goals tend to be more successful than externally assigned goals.
What are self-selected goals?
This principle recognizes that difficult tasks require time to build skills.
What is task complexity?
Harder goals typically produce more of this.
What is effort?
SCM encourages these tiny behavioral adjustments.
What are micro-changes?
Traditional models often begin with these.
What are standardized programmatic thresholds?