Achievement goals, performance contingencies, and performance attainment: An experimental test

被引:158
作者
Elliot, AJ
Shell, MM
Henry, KB
Maier, MA
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Clin & Social Sci Psychol, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Valparaiso Univ, Sch Law, Valparaiso, IN 46383 USA
[3] Missouri Western State Coll, Dept Psychol, St Joseph, MO 64507 USA
[4] Univ Munich, Dept Psychol, Munich, Germany
关键词
achievement; goals; performance; contingencies; motivation;
D O I
10.1037/0022-0663.97.4.630
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
This research examines the effect of achievement goals on performance attainment and the moderating role of performance contingencies. Results from 3 experiments strongly support the authors' hypotheses. Performance-avoidance goals undermined performance relative to performance-approach and mastery goals, regardless of contingency condition. Performance-approach goals had a more positive effect on performance than did mastery goals in the presence, but not in the absence, of a contingency. Furthermore, the presence of a contingency accentuated the effects of performance-based goals on performance and had little impact on the effect of mastery goals on performance. These results speak directly to a current conundrum in the achievement goal literature and highlight the need for a rigorous, systematic examination of the link between achievement goals and performance that takes into consideration features of the achievement task, context, and situation.
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页码:630 / 640
页数:11
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