Goal Orientation and Responses to Negative Feedback

The effect of goal orientation (GO) on responses to and attitudes toward negative feedback were examined. Seventy college students from a Midwest university were provided negative normative feedback regarding their performance on a Boggle® word finding task. Half of the participants received normative feedback only, while half received both normative and developmental feedback. Developmental feedback significantly improved performance, use of strategies and use of a wider variety of strategies. Learning GO (LGO) was positively related to task performance, satisfaction with strategies, and number of strategies used following both normative and developmental feedback. Performance GO (PGO) was negatively related to performance following feedback. Self-efficacy was also examined and was positively related to LGO following feedback and negatively related to PGO.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Nejdlik, Jaime B.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Carol Shoptaugh

• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• © Jaime B Nejdlik

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/929

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1930