Book contents
- Action and Inaction in a Social World
- Action and Inaction in a Social World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors
- Chapter 2 Beliefs
- Chapter 3 Attitudes
- Chapter 4 Goals, Intentions, and Behavior
- Part III Influences of the Past and the Situation
- Part IV The Impact of Persuasive Communications and Behavioral Interventions
- Part V Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 4 - Goals, Intentions, and Behavior
from Part II - Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2021
Book contents
- Action and Inaction in a Social World
- Action and Inaction in a Social World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors
- Chapter 2 Beliefs
- Chapter 3 Attitudes
- Chapter 4 Goals, Intentions, and Behavior
- Part III Influences of the Past and the Situation
- Part IV The Impact of Persuasive Communications and Behavioral Interventions
- Part V Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4 covers behavior, intentions, and goals. It describes my view of intentionality, including subtle intention formation and the psychological representation of intention. Goals vary in terms of content, level of conscious involvement, and type of object. Goals are either general (to get tenure) or specific (publish a paper), focus on actions or inactions (effortful behavior vs. rest), and have either psychological endstates (i.e., behavioral, affective, and cognitive) or objective endstates (e.g., a financial or health outcome). Relevant data are discussed.
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- Action and Inaction in a Social WorldPredicting and Changing Attitudes and Behavior, pp. 89 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021