Performance expectancy as a determinant of actual performance.

Elliot Aronson, J. Merrill Carlsmith · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1962

Performance ManagementProductivityPerformance Studies+5

Goal setting as a means of increasing motivation.

Judith F. Bryan, Edwin A. Locke · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1967

Achievement GoalStudent MotivationBehavioral Sciences+8

The relationship of intentions to level of performance.

Edwin A. Locke · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1966

Behavioral Decision MakingSocial PsychologyIndividual Differences+18

Wish, expectation, and group standards as factors influencing level of aspiration.

Léon Festinger · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1942

Expectation FormationBehavioral SciencesGroup Standards+4

The effect of differential instructions on anxiety and learning.

Seymour B. Sarason, George Mandler, Peyton G. Craighill · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1952

Cognitive ScienceLearning PsychologyLearning Sciences+7