Increasing and decreasing motor and cognitive output
A model of general action and inaction goals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206776 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dolores Albarracin (0000-0002-9878-942X, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Ian M Handley (0000-0001-8603-2641, Montana State University), Kenji Noguchi (0000-0002-4538-2394, University of Florida), Kathleen C Mcculloch (0000-0002-0795-8065, University of Illinois Chicago), Hong Li (0000-0001-5170-505X, University of Florida), Joshua Leeper (University of Florida), Rick D Brown (University of Florida), Allison Earl (0000-0001-6050-9333, University of Illinois Chicago), William Hart (0000-0003-1972-4730, University of Florida), William P Hart |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 510-523 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| 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/a0012833 |
| PMID | 18729691 |
| PMCID | PMC3626413 |
| OpenAlex | W2152738247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 16 |
General action and inaction goals can influence the amount of motor or cognitive output irrespective of the type of behavior in question, with the same stimuli producing trivial and important motor and cognitive manifestations normally viewed as parts of different systems. A series of experiments examined the effects of instilling general action and inaction goals using word primes, such as "action" and "rest." The first 5 experiments showed that the same stimuli influenced motor output, such as doodling on a piece of paper and eating, as well as cognitive output, such as recall and problem solving. The last 2 experiments supported the prediction that these diverse effects can result from the instigation of general action and inaction goals. Specifically, these last 2 studies confirmed that participants were motivated to achieve active or inactive states and that attaining them decreased the effects of the primes on behavior
Action (physics) · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Recall · Rest (music) · Action Observation and Synchronization · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
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| Citations per year | 1,76 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |