University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Cogn Emot. 2011 Apr;25(3):453-65. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2010.538598.
Previous research has shown that the activation of a goal leads to more implicit positivity toward goal-relevant stimuli. We examined how the actual pursuit of a goal influences subsequent implicit positivity toward such stimuli. Participants were consciously or non-consciously primed with a goal, or not, and then completed a goal-relevant task on which they succeeded or failed. We then measured their goal-relevant implicit attitudes. Those who were primed with the goal (consciously or non-consciously) and experienced success exhibited more implicit positivity toward the goal, compared with the no-goal condition. Experiencing failure in the goal priming conditions reduced implicit positivity toward the goal, indicating disengagement from the goal. We discuss the theoretical implications for understanding the role of implicit attitudes in self-regulation.
先前的研究表明，目标的激活会导致对目标相关刺激的更隐含的积极性。我们研究了实际追求目标如何影响对这些刺激的后续隐含积极性。参与者被有意识或无意识地用目标启动，然后完成一个成功或失败的目标相关任务。然后，我们测量了他们的目标相关的隐含态度。与无目标条件相比，那些被目标启动（有意识或无意识）并取得成功的人对目标表现出更明显的积极性。在目标启动条件下失败会降低对目标的隐含积极性，表明与目标脱离。我们讨论了理解隐含态度在自我调节中的作用的理论意义。
