Accessibility from active and fulfilled goals

By Jens Förster, Nira Liberman, E. Tory Higgins. 2005

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

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A Goal-Based Model of Product Evaluation and Choice (2012, background): “P11: Goal satisfaction will reduce temporary goal activation (Förster et al. 2005; Laran and Janiszewski 2009; Liberman et al. 2007).”
Like ripples on a pond: behavioral spillovers and their implications for research and policy (2015, background): “…but also moods, affects, and emotions can often manifest themselves as calls for reprioritizing weights across identity motives (Carver, 2003; Forster et al., 2005; Fredrickson, 1998; Isen, 1987, 2000; Isen & Simmonds, 1978; Lewin, 1951; Martin & Tesser, 1996; Simon, 1967; Tesser, Crepaz,…”
The goal construct in social psychology. (2007, background): “Recent evidence provides more methodologically rigorous support for the theoretical claim of the New Look that an active goal increases the accessibility of related knowledge (Aarts et al., 2002; Balcetis & Dunning, 2006; Forster et al., 2005; Moskowitz, 2002).”
Automatic Effects of Brand Exposure on Motivated Behavior: How Apple Makes You "Think Different" (2008, background): “To do so, we again took advantage of a unique quality of goal-driven processes: behavioral effects of active goals are known to be reduced immediately following goal satisfaction (Atkinson and Birch 1970; Carver and Scheier 1998; Förster et al. 2005).”
Recalling Past Temptations: An Information-Processing Perspective on the Dynamics of Self-Control (2008, background): “…in this area has shown that, given goal conflict, performing a behavior that fulfills one of the goals leads to that goal being inhibited and the competing goal being made salient; subsequent behavior is then likely to be guided by the competing goal (Forster et al. 2005; Marsh et al. 1998).”
The Functional Theory of Counterfactual Thinking (2008, background): “Not attaining a desired goal increases the accessibility of goal-related information (Förster et al., 2005).”
Egalitarian goals trigger stereotype inhibition: A proactive form of stereotype control☆ (2011, background): “Förster, Liberman, and Higgins (2005) similarly found that there was a stronger tension state when a goal had not been fulfilled, as illustrated by participants being faster at recognizing goal-relevant words in a lexical decision task.”
Tell Me What I Did Wrong: Experts Seek and Respond to Negative Feedback (2012, background): “When feedback informs people of their commitment, it provides information on the value of a goal and one's likelihood of success (Bandura 1991; Feather 1982; Fishbein and Ajzen 1975; Förster, Liberman and Higgins 2005; Vroom 1964).”