Boasts are a boost
Achievement prime self-reactivity predicts subsequent academic performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard H Gramzow (Syracuse University), Camille S Johnson (0000-0002-2074-3851, Silicon Valley University), Greg Willard (Harvard University Press) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 458-468 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0035560 |
| PMID | 24588092 |
| OpenAlex | W2056555580 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
The present research tests the hypothesis that self-reactivity following an achievement prime reflects the strength of achievement goals and is a predictor of future goal-relevant performance. In Studies 1-3, undergraduates reported their grade-point averages (GPAs) following either an achievement goal prime or a control prime. Academic exaggeration (higher self-reported than official GPA) was the indicator of self-reactivity to the prime. Study 1 involved a direct achievement goal prime, whereas Studies 2 and 3 involved indirect priming techniques. In all 3 experiments, greater academic exaggeration following the achievement goal prime (but not the control prime) predicted better academic performance a semester later (based on official records). Study 4 demonstrated that the magnitude of students' GPA goals mediated the association between academic exaggeration and subsequent performance (1 year later). The fact that self-reactivity to a single achievement goal prime in the lab predicted later performance in "real life" suggests that individual differences in reactivity to a specific prime can signal much broader motivational orientations related to the primed goal
Academic achievement · Association (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Exaggeration · Prime (order theory) · Priming (agriculture) · Reactivity (psychology) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |