Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


ohiou1305329867.pdf (467.27 KB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Motivation and Counterfactual Thinking: The Moderating Role of Implicit Theories of Intelligence

Dyczewski, Elizabeth A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1305329867

Abstract Details

2011, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Two studies were conducted to examine the role of implicit theories of intelligence in the motivational consequences of performance-related counterfactual thinking. Overall, upward and downward counterfactuals generated in response to performance feedback differentially influenced incremental and entity theorists' propensity to engage in remedial action. In Study 1 it was found that incremental theorists reported greater motivation for remedial action when generating upward compared to downward counterfactuals for imagined poor performance, whereas entity theorists reported less motivation for remedial action when generating upward as compared to downward counterfactuals. In study 2 it was found that incremental theorists perceived remedial action to be more useful and engaged in more remedial action following upward compared to downward counterfactuals, whereas counterfactual direction did not influence entity theorists' perceptions of the usefulness of remedial action or actual engagement in remedial action. The results of these studies suggest that the perceived attainability of future improvement is an important moderator of the counterfactual direction and motivation link.
Keith Markman, PhD (Advisor)
Mark Alicke, PhD (Committee Member)
Jeff Vancouver, PhD (Committee Member)
69 p.
Psychology
Counterfactual; motivation; social cognition; implicit theories

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Dyczewski, E. A. (2011). Motivation and Counterfactual Thinking: The Moderating Role of Implicit Theories of Intelligence [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1305329867

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dyczewski, Elizabeth. Motivation and Counterfactual Thinking: The Moderating Role of Implicit Theories of Intelligence. 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1305329867.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dyczewski, Elizabeth. "Motivation and Counterfactual Thinking: The Moderating Role of Implicit Theories of Intelligence." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1305329867

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

ohiou1305329867
558
© 2011, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Ohio University and OhioLINK.