Effects of valence, expectancies, and goal-performance discrepancies in single and multiple goal environments.

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Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effects of goal-performance discrepancies, valences, and expectancies on tasks extending through three goal-performance-feedback cycles in both single and multiple goal environments. The implications of these findings for goal setting, control theory, and motivational processes in general are discussed

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