The Effects of Anticipated Feedback Proximity on Performance: Exploring the Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy and Task Type

<p>The present study investigated the effect of anticipated feedback proximity (immediately after completing the task or one week later) on performance and the moderating role of self-efficacy and task types (analytical or creative). I hypothesized that expecting rapid feedback should yield better performance than expecting delayed feedback, for people with high self-efficacy or those who receive analytical tasks. For those who receive creative tasks or have low self-efficacy, expecting rapid feedback may produce negative impact on performance. The results indicated a trend of main effect of anticipated feedback proximity. Specifically, participants performed better when they expected immediate feedback relative to expecting delayed feedback, regardless of the task type. There was also a main effect of task type. Performance on the analytical tasks was better than performance on the creative tasks. However, neither self-efficacy nor task type moderated the effects of anticipated feedback proximity. The implications for these findings are discussed herein.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Psychological Sciences

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Xu, Xingya

Contributors dc:contributor

• Qin Zhao (Director), Jenni Redifer, and Andrew Mienaltowski

• Anticipated feedback proximity
• self-efficacy
• analytical tasks
• creative tasks
• performance
• Experimental Analysis of Behavior
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1502

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-2506