Exam Review: Goals, Emotion Regulation, and Emotional Intelligence

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary related to goals, emotion regulation, and emotional intelligence, providing definitions for key concepts discussed in the lecture.

Goals are

a mental conception of a possible future state that provides energy and direction to current behaviour

How does setting goals effective in changing behaviour?

Directs attention, mobilize our efforts, prolongs persistence and fosters the development of new learning

Goal systems comprise _______________

Hierarchically connected

Goal Systems Hierarchy (Top to Bottom)

Superordinate goals, subordinate goals, and means.

Example of Goals System

Top - Superordinate Goal (Graduate College)

Middle - Subordinate Goals (Earn Passing Grades, Register for Classes, Good Financial Standing)

Bottom - Means (Study groups, academic advisor, work-study job)

What increases Successful Goal Attainment?

• Clear, specific, and stretch goals

• High expectancy & value (expectancy-value theory)

• Goal chunking: distal & proximal

• Monitoring progress & feedback

• Promotion focus & approach framing

• Self-control & delaying gratification

• Minimizing temptations (beware restraint bias)

• Mental simulation & implementation intentions

• Flexibility: disengaging and reengaging goals

What is emotion regulation?

The strategies we use to control which emotions we have, when we have them, and how strongly we experience and express them