In the absence of feedback, self-efficacy after problem solving was not associated with invested, expected, or willingness-to-invest effort, and threat was not associated with any effort measure (Experiments 3 and 4)¶
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q3 i? In the no feedback conditions, self-efficacy after problem solving was not associated with invested effort, expected effort required, or willingness to invest effort, and threat was not associated with any effort measure. → Tamara van Gog 2024
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Tamara van Gog 2024¶
Tamara van Gog, Eva Janssen, Florence Lucas, Maaike Taheij (2024). A Motivational Perspective on (Anticipated) Mental Effort Investment: The Biopsychosocial Model of Challenge and Threat. Educational Psychology Review (2024) 36:54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09861-6
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Correlational analysis of the no feedback conditions (Table 4), using revised measures with reduced construct overlap. The article reports the null associations for self-efficacy and threat, and that challenge-effort associations held in Experiment 3 but not Experiment 4.
"self-efficacy after problem solving was not associated with invested effort, expected effort required, or willingness to invest effort. Third, challenge was positively associated with invested effort, expected effort required, and willingness to invest effort in Experiment 3 but not in Experiment 4."
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Related Claims¶
- The effect of feedback valence on expected effort required is fully mediated by self-efficacy (Experiments 1 and 2) and threat (Experiment 1) — related
- Feedback valence affects post-task self-efficacy, challenge, and threat: negative feedback lowers self-efficacy and challenge and raises threat (Experiments 1 and 2) — related
- Feedback valence does not directly affect willingness to invest effort, but has significant indirect effects via challenge and threat pointing in opposite directions (all four experiments) — related
- With reduced construct overlap and a no-feedback control, feedback did not significantly affect challenge (Experiments 3 and 4), and negative feedback raised expected effort required only in Experiment 3 — related
- Predominantly negative feedback leads students to expect a next round of problems will require more effort than predominantly positive feedback (Experiments 1 and 2) — related
- Negative performance feedback raises expected future mental effort and affects perceived effort and willingness to invest effort via challenge and threat (van Gog et al., 2024) — related
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In the absence of feedback, self-efficacy after problem solving was not associated with invested, expected, or willingness-to-invest effort, and threat was not associated with any effort measure (Experiments 3 and 4) |
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In the absence of feedback, self-efficacy after problem solving was not associated with invested, expected, or willingness-to-invest effort, and threat was not associated with any effort measure (Experiments 3 and 4) |
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