Do you have an opportunity or an obligation to score well? The influence of regulatory focus on academic test performance
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- 作者：Emily Q. Rosenzweiga ; 1 ; eqrose@umd.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; David B. Mieleb ; 1 ; d.miele@bc.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Regulatory focus ; Academic testing ; Standardized testing ; Achievement motivation
- 刊名：Learning and Individual Differences
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：45
- 期：Complete
- 页码：114-127
- 全文大小：461 K
文摘
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Three studies explored how students’ regulatory focus influenced their academic test performance.
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Students with a prevention orientation performed better than those with a promotion orientation on two SAT-type lab exams.
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Chronically prevention-oriented students also performed better on their actual college midterm and final exams.
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Holding a prevention orientation seems to be adaptive for performance on low-stakes, loosely-timed exams.