More than planned: Implementation intention effects in non-planned situations - Université de Lille Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Acta Psychologica Année : 2018

More than planned: Implementation intention effects in non-planned situations

Résumé

Forming implementation intentions (i.e., if-then planning) is a powerful self-regulation strategy that enhances goal attainment by facilitating the automatic initiation of goal-directed responses upon encountering critical situations. Yet, little is known about the consequences of forming implementation intentions for goal attainment in situations that were not specified in the if-then plan. In three experiments, we assessed goal attainment in terms of speed and accuracy in an object classification task, focusing on situations that were similar or dissimilar to critical situations and required planned or different responses. The results of Experiments 1 and 3 provide evidence for a facilitation of planned responses in critical and in sufficiently similar situations, enhancing goal attainment when the planned response was required and impairing it otherwise. In Experiment 3, additional unfavorable effects however emerged in situations that were dissimilar to the critical one but required the planned response as well. We discuss theoretical implications as well as potential benefits and pitfalls emerging from these non-planned effects of forming implementation intentions.

Dates et versions

hal-04342039 , version 1 (13-12-2023)

Identifiants

Citer

Maik Bieleke, Eve Legrand, Astrid Mignon, Peter M. Gollwitzer. More than planned: Implementation intention effects in non-planned situations. Acta Psychologica, 2018, Acta Psychologica, 184, pp.64-74. ⟨10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.06.003⟩. ⟨hal-04342039⟩
10 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Mastodon Facebook X LinkedIn More