PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: State Implementation Plan, General Judgment, Zelig

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 471
• Professor: Richard Koestner

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Lecture 2: beyond setting smart goals: three secrets of successful. Goal setting: how can we overcome our self-control limitations to succeed at our personal goals, koestner thinks we are at our maximum self-control usage in our life, smaller # of resolutions are better due to this limited self-control. Perspectives on resolutions: ctv report on new year resolutions. It"s hard to get back into the routine of everything. Smaart goals: specific, measureable, achievable under your control, approach oriented (koestners addition, realistic or ready, especially self-efficacy, time-framed, proximal vs distal goals, typically want both, that are linked together. Three ways to overcome self-control limitations: select or develop autonomous goals, support goal with implementation plans, borrow self-control resources from friends & family. Autonomy (sheldon 2011: sense of ownership and personal endorsement, operationalized as the extent to which a goal reflects your developing interests and core values (versus something you feel compelled to do by external or internal pressures)