Date of Award
12-1986
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. John E. Nangle
Second Advisor
Dr. Jack Asher
Third Advisor
Dr. Dale Brethower
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The effects of goal and feedback specifically on subsequent task performance were examined to text the hypothesis that specific goals and feedback facilitate performance to a greater degree than general goals and feedback (Ilgen, Fisher, & Taylor, 1979). Ten subjects, in each of the four conditions, were assigned one of two levels of goal specificity and feedback specificity and were then required to perform a simple assembly and sorting task utilizing multiple size and color fasteners. No significance was discovered between correctly assembled and sorted products of the four groups although there was a general trend in the hypothesized direction. Possible explanations for future research are offered.
Recommended Citation
Van Dahm, Gregory Mark, "Analysis of the Effects of Goal and Feedback Specificity on Subsequent Task Performance" (1986). Masters Theses. 1344.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1344