Thomas Goschke
Biographic Data
| ID | 5140949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Goschke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Goschke |
| SIGNATURE | GOSCHKE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technische Universität Dresden |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8975-7397 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The motivational consequences of boredom
Boredom is traditionally seen as an aversive state linked to impulsivity, overeating, and drug use. However, contemporary models suggest its negative outcomes stem from its role in motivating behavioural or cognitive shifts to find increased challenge or meaning in unstimulating situations. This study examined whether boredom promotes challenge-seeking, even when additional challenge offers no extrinsic value. In an experiment (N = 297), boredom …
The Willpower Paradox
Self-control denotes the ability to override current desires to render behavior consistent with long-term goals. A key assumption is that self-control is required when short-term desires are transiently stronger (more preferred) than long-term goals and people would yield to temptation without exerting self-control. We argue that this widely shared conception of self-control raises a fundamental yet rarely discussed conceptual paradox: How is it …
The role of inhibitory control and decision-making in the course of Internet gaming disorder
No relation of Need for Cognition to basic executive functions
OBJECTIVE: Need for Cognition (NFC) refers to a personality trait describing the relatively stable intrinsic motivation of individuals to invest cognitive effort in cognitive endeavors. Higher NFC is associated with a more elaborated, central information processing style and increased recruitment of resources in cognitively demanding situations. To further clarify the association between cognitive resources and NFC, we examined in two studies how…
Chronic stress, executive functioning, and real‐life self‐control
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that chronic stress impairs the use of cognitive control for self-control, we examined how chronic stress affects the relation between individual differences in general executive functioning (GEF) and self-control in real-life situations. METHOD: About 338 young adults with varying degrees of chronic stress underwent experience sampling of real-life self-control for 7 days and completed a battery of nine executiv…
Aftereffects and deactivation of completed prospective memory intentions
Prospective memory, the ability to perform an intended action in the future, is an essential aspect of goal-directed behavior. Intentions influence our behavior and shape the way we process and interact with our environment. One important question for research on prospective memory and goal-directed behavior is whether this influence stops after the intention has been completed successfully. Are intention representations deactivated from memory a…
Approach-motivated positive affect reduces breadth of attention
Individual Differences in the Context‐Dependent Recruitment of Cognitive Control
The ability to flexibly adapt to deviations from optimal performance is an important aspect of self‐control. In the present study, the authors present first evidence that the personality trait action versus state orientation ( K uhl, 2000) modulates the ability of adaptive control adjustments in response to experienced conflicts. Sixty‐two German individuals with extreme scores on the action‐state dimension performed a response interference task,…
Representation of intentions
In 4 experiments we investigated dynamic properties of representations of intentions. After Ss had memorized 2 texts describing simple activities, they were instructed that they would have to later execute one of the scripts. On an intervening recognition test, words from the to-be-executed script produced faster latencies than did words from a second to-be-memorized script. This intention-superiority effect was obtained even when (a) selective e…
Representation of intentions
In 4 experiments we investigated dynamic properties of representations of intentions. After Ss had memorized 2 texts describing simple activities, they were instructed that they would have to later execute one of the scripts. On an intervening recognition test, words from the to-be-executed script produced faster latencies than did words from a second to-be-memorized script. This intention-superiority effect was obtained even when (a) selective e…
Individual Differences in the Context‐Dependent Recruitment of Cognitive Control
The ability to flexibly adapt to deviations from optimal performance is an important aspect of self‐control. In the present study, the authors present first evidence that the personality trait action versus state orientation ( K uhl, 2000) modulates the ability of adaptive control adjustments in response to experienced conflicts. Sixty‐two German individuals with extreme scores on the action‐state dimension performed a response interference task,…
Approach-motivated positive affect reduces breadth of attention
Aftereffects and deactivation of completed prospective memory intentions
Prospective memory, the ability to perform an intended action in the future, is an essential aspect of goal-directed behavior. Intentions influence our behavior and shape the way we process and interact with our environment. One important question for research on prospective memory and goal-directed behavior is whether this influence stops after the intention has been completed successfully. Are intention representations deactivated from memory a…
The role of inhibitory control and decision-making in the course of Internet gaming disorder
No relation of Need for Cognition to basic executive functions
OBJECTIVE: Need for Cognition (NFC) refers to a personality trait describing the relatively stable intrinsic motivation of individuals to invest cognitive effort in cognitive endeavors. Higher NFC is associated with a more elaborated, central information processing style and increased recruitment of resources in cognitively demanding situations. To further clarify the association between cognitive resources and NFC, we examined in two studies how…
Chronic stress, executive functioning, and real‐life self‐control
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that chronic stress impairs the use of cognitive control for self-control, we examined how chronic stress affects the relation between individual differences in general executive functioning (GEF) and self-control in real-life situations. METHOD: About 338 young adults with varying degrees of chronic stress underwent experience sampling of real-life self-control for 7 days and completed a battery of nine executiv…
The Willpower Paradox
Self-control denotes the ability to override current desires to render behavior consistent with long-term goals. A key assumption is that self-control is required when short-term desires are transiently stronger (more preferred) than long-term goals and people would yield to temptation without exerting self-control. We argue that this widely shared conception of self-control raises a fundamental yet rarely discussed conceptual paradox: How is it …
The motivational consequences of boredom
Boredom is traditionally seen as an aversive state linked to impulsivity, overeating, and drug use. However, contemporary models suggest its negative outcomes stem from its role in motivating behavioural or cognitive shifts to find increased challenge or meaning in unstimulating situations. This study examined whether boredom promotes challenge-seeking, even when additional challenge offers no extrinsic value. In an experiment (N = 297), boredom …
Psychology (8 works) · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (5 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Cognitive Functions and Memory (3 works) · Mental Health Research Topics (3 works)