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Outcome Goals

Outcome Goals is a type of goal in the academic study of goal setting that refers to a desired end result or performance standard to be achieved, distinguished from other goal types by its focus on the final outcome rather than on specific actions, processes, or contextual improvements.

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Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain

Benjamin S. Bloom, Max D. Engelhart, Edward J. Furst et al. · 1956 · 9.4K citations

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A Theory of Goal Setting and Task PerformanceA Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance, by LockeEdwin A. and LathamGary P.. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1990.

Henry L. Tosi · Academy of Management Review · 1991 · 4.2K citations

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TARGET ARTICLE: Hope Theory: Rainbows in the Mind

C. R. Snyder · Psychological Inquiry · 2002 · 3.5K citations

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Goals: An approach to motivation and achievement.

Elaine Elliott, Carol S. Dweck · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1988 · 2.5K citations

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Goal constructs in psychology: Structure, process, and content.

James T. Austin, Jeffrey B. Vancouver · Psychological Bulletin · 1996 · 2.2K citations

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  1. AJ
    Andrew J. Elliot

    University of Rochester, United States

    14 publications · 4.2K citations

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  2. GP
    Gary P. Latham

    University of Toronto, Canada

    12 publications · 5.3K citations

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  3. EA
    Edwin A. Locke

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    12 publications · 4.5K citations

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  4. JM
    Judith M. Harackiewicz

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    9 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. PC
    P. Christopher Earley

    University of Arizona, United States

    8 publications · 953 citations

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  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    6.8K citations

  2. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    5.2K citations

  3. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    5.4K citations

  4. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    1K citations

  5. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    719 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    876 citations

  7. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    375 citations

  8. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    477 citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    23 publications · 3.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    21 publications · 10.1K citations

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  3. Journal of Educational Psychology

    17 publications · 7.9K citations

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  4. Contemporary Educational Psychology

    CEP · 11 publications · 3K citations

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  5. Learning and Individual Differences

    9 publications · 802 citations

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