THE EFFECT OF GOAL SETTING AND TYPE A - B BEHAVIOR PATTERN ON PERFORMANCE: A LABORATORY EXAMINATION OF PERSON-SITUATION INTERACTION

The effects of a situational and a personality variable on the performance of a laboratory task were examined. Goal setting was used to provide situational performance parameters while Type A-B behavior pattern provided a measure of individual differences. The contrasting predictions of each variable were integrated to form experimental hypotheses. The results indicate that personality variables may moderate the situation-performance relationship. Implications for research in person-situation interaction are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Social Sciences

Grantor

Rice University

Year dc:date.issued

1987

Author dc:creator

• LEWIS, ROBERT E.

• Industrial psychology

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• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13232

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.rice.edu:1911/13232