The role of working memory in achievement goal pursuit.

摘要: The present research examined the role of working memory in pursuit qualitatively different achievement goals. Pursuit a mastery-approach goal entails focus on developing self-referential competence while performance-approach demonstrating normative competence. Across two experiments it was found that, when is loaded, individuals pursuing experienced larger performance decrements than or those no-goal control. It also that reliance upon intensive strategies (explicit strategies) more evident for condition, whereas less (implicit condition. Results suggest motivated skill relies heavily memory, facilitated by use deliberative, ‘step-by-step’ during pursuit. Conversely, depends heuristic ‘short-cut’ These findings show, first time, plays an important, but selective,