TY  - GEN
T1  - So near and yet so far the mental representation of goal progress. [article].
A1  - Huang, Szu-chi
LA  - English
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-8027390931312424548
AB  - In the present article, we explore whether people's mental representation of progress level can function as a self-regulation mechanism that helps motivate continued effort in the pursuit.  We propose  that when individuals have just starting pursuing a goal and have accumulated  only limited progress, the exaggerate the achieved progress level in their mental representation to signal a higher chance of eventual goal attainment and thus elicit greater effort.  In contrast, when people  have substantial progress and are approaching the goal attainment, they downplay the achieved progress in their mental representation to create greater perceived discrepancy, hence eliciting greater effort.  Empirical evidence from 4 studies supported the hypothesis. -(from the authors)
KW  - Progress.
KW  - Mental representation.
KW  - Motivation.
KW  - Self-regulation.
KW  - Goals.
ER  -