The Goal Fungibility Model: A Theoretical Account of Goal Persistence and Substitution After Failure

After failure at a goal, people have a variety of options for what to do next, including persistence at the goal or substituting it for a different goal. This thesis introduces a model of goal fungibility, which addresses individual differences in people’s general tendencies to persist or substitute...

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Main Author: Hughes, Jeffrey
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7704