Combined effects of goal setting and performance feedback on performance and physiological response on a maximum effort task

Yannis Theodorakis, Kostas Laparidis, Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Marios Goudas

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Abstract

A laboratory experiment was conducted (N = 40 subjects) to examine whether goal setting would be associated with reduced heart rate on an endurance task. Participants performed an endurance task on an ergometer bicycle. One week later when participants performed the task again half of them set a specific personal goal for an increase in performance. Analysis indicated that subjects who set a goal showed significant improvement in comparison with the control group. Moreover, subjects in the goal group had a significantly lower mean heart rate during the test and had a higher mean heart rate at the end of the test than on the first trial. Results are discussed in terms of combining cognitive and physiological explanations for the beneficial effects of goal setting on performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1035-1041
Number of pages7
JournalPerceptual and Motor Skills
Volume86
Issue number3 PART 1
Publication statusPublished - 1998

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