Motivation and volition in the course of action

By Anja Achtziger, Peter M. Gollwitzer. 2008

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The Rubicon model of behavioral phases distinguishes between four phases: weighing, planning, acting, and evaluating. Each phase instigates different mental states which are conducive to successfully completing the tasks each of them requires. This chapter first provides an overview of the previously studied effects of these mental states during the phases of weighing and planning on cognition and behavior. Subsequently, the chapter will discuss intention theory, differentiating between two types of intentions: goal intentions vs. implementation intentions. Goal intentions represent states or standards an individual wishes to accomplish, while implementation intentions specify the required steps for the realization of the desired goal. The chapter discusses the processes which are initiated when people set these two kinds of intentions as well as empirically documented effects on goal striving. The chapter closes with future perspectives for research on motivation and volition throughout the behavioral phases.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Exploring the Interplay of Trait Self–Control and Ego Depletion: Empirical Evidence for Ironic Effects (2014, background): “We theorized that achievement motivation, task persistence, and task performance represent sequential stages of performance-related behaviour (cf., the Rubicon model of action phases; Achtziger & Gollwitzer, 2008; Heckhausen, 1991).”
Self-Control and Grit (2014, background): “Grit, in contrast, is as much about motivation as volition (Achtziger & Gollwitzer, 2008).”
A Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development (2010, background): “Once the decisional Rubicon is crossed, the motivational system shifts from a mindset of deliberation to a mindset of implementation (Achtziger & Gollwitzer, 2008; Gollwitzer, 1990; Gollwitzer et al., 1990).”
Boosting scholastic test scores by willpower: The role of implementation intentions (2007, background): “Because forming implementation intentions implies the selection of a critical future situation (e.g., a good opportunity), it is assumed that the mental representation of this situation becomes highly activated (Achtziger & Gollwitzer, 2006; Gollwitzer, 1999).”
Implementation intentions in the entrepreneurial process: concept, empirical findings, and research agenda (2018, background): “In the fourth phase, individuals review what they have achieved, while also contemplating future action (Achtziger and Gollwitzer 2008).”
Committing to implementation intentions: Attention and memory effects for selected situational cues (2012, background): “Research on implementation intentions has shown (summaries by Gollwitzer and Sheeran 2006; Achtziger and Gollwitzer 2010) that implementation intentions formed in the service of goal intentions enhance goal attainment.”
From entrepreneurial intentions to actions: Self-control and action-related doubt, fear, and aversion (2015, methodology): “The Rubicon model (Achtziger and Gollwitzer, 2008) identifies four action phases.”
Responding to subliminal cues: Do if-then plans facilitate action preparation and initiation without conscious intent? (2009, background): “Numerous studies have shown that the attainment of goals strongly benefits from the formation of implementation intentions (for summaries, see Achtziger & Gollwitzer, 2008; Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006).”