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Augmentation and undermining from combining activities: the role of choice in activity engagement theory

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A study was conducted to test whether an identified activity is correlated with an approach or avoidance orientation that functions as a reference point for carrying out evaluative inferences concerning engagement choices. Ways in which combining activities can undermine or improve interest were examined. Results indicated that combining liked activities and switching back and forth between has various influence on subsequent interest when represented as engaging in alternative activities versus engaging in multiple parts of the same activity.

Research, Interest (Psychology)

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The role of perceived control in overcoming defensive self-evaluation

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The perceived control over one's abilities and one's perceived standing on these abilities that affect feedback seeking is investigated with the help of two experiments. It was shown that participants' perceived ability was low and both aspects of perceived control increased interest in negative feedback and decreases interest in positive feedback.

Evaluation, Perception, Perception (Psychology), Ability, Feedback (Psychology), Feedback (Communication), Aptitude

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The effect of level of construal on the temporal distance of activity enactment

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The effect of level of construal on perceived temporal distance is examined. Results suggest that the association of level of construal and time perspectives is bi-directional, in that time perspective affects level of construal and level of construal affects time perspective.

Analysis, Time perception, Self-perception, Self perception

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