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Goal Gradient Effects

Goal Gradient Effects is a psychological phenomenon in goal-pursuit research wherein motivation and effort intensify as individuals approach a target, distinguished by the increasing rate of behavior or performance improvement relative to proximity to the goal within the context of stretch goal attainment.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Goal Gradient Effect

Parents

Publications

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The Goal-Gradient Hypothesis Resurrected: Purchase Acceleration, Illusionary Goal Progress, and Customer Retention

Ran Kivetz, Oleg Urminsky, Yuhuang Zheng · Journal of Marketing Research · 2006 · 712 citations

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The goal-gradient hypothesis and maze learning.

C. L. Hull · Psychological Review · 1932 · 597 citations

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Approach and avoidance strength during goal attainment: Regulatory focus and the "goal looms larger" effect.

Jens Förster, E. Tory Higgins, Lorraine Chen Idson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1998 · 485 citations

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Dynamics of multiple-goal pursuit.

M.J.S. Louro, Rik Pieters, Marcel Zeelenberg · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2007 · 470 citations

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Approach and avoidance strength during goal attainment: Regulatory focus and the "goal looms larger" effect.

Jens Förster, E. Tory Higgins, Lorraine Chen Idson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1998 · 448 citations

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Authors

57

  1. JF
    Jens Förster

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. LC
    Lorraine Chen Idson

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 933 citations

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  3. CL
    C. L. Hull

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 695 citations

    2

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  4. TG
    Torgrim Gjesme

    University of Oslo, Norway

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  5. JB
    Jack Buel

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

37

  1. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    521 citations

  2. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    505 citations

  3. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    83 citations

  4. Constructor University

    Bremen, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    505 citations

  5. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. University of Wyoming

    Laramie, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    448 citations

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Venues

  1. Psychological Review

    5 publications · 732 citations

    5

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    3 publications · 1.4K citations

    3

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  3. Journal of comparative psychology

    3 publications · 48 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Experimental Psychology

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    2 publications · 166 citations

    2

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