Achievement goals affect memory encoding
Achievement goals affect memory encoding
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成就目标影响记忆编码
DOI:
10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101945
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
10.3
通讯作者:
Tanaka Ayumi
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作者:
Ikeda Kenji;Kakinuma Kyosuke;Jiang Juming;Tanaka Ayumi
The present study examined how achievement goals affect memory encoding (ie, relational and item-specific processes). To achieve this, we conducted five experiments using valid behavioral measures including adjusted ratio of clustering (ARC) scores and recognition performance and manipulating the instructions for achievement goals. In each experiment, participants were provided with mastery-approach goals (to develop their own mental ability) or performance-approach goals (to demonstrate their strong memory abilities in relation to others). Participants in the control condition were not given any goals. Our results showed that the ARC scores in the performance-approach goal condition were lower than those in the control condition, whereas there was no significant difference in ARC scores between the mastery-approach goal and the control conditions. In contrast, recognition performance in the control condition did not significantly differ from those in either goal condition. These findings suggest that achievement goals affect the relational processes rather than the itemspecific processes and that performance-approach goals discourage the relational processes.