The Huron University College Journal of Learning and Motivation
Article Title
Emotion and Perceived Difficulty on Motivation in Goal Setting
Abstract
Previous research has identified the challenges associated with understanding and predicting motivation in individuals with completion of a given task. Forty participants, twenty male and twenty female, were randomly recruited by the researcher to complete a questionnaire that studied die effects of emotion and perceived difficulty of a given task on their motivation to complete said task. Questionnaires. were handed out on a single day at a public facility within Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario. After testing, a 2x2 between subjects ANOVA found that participants rated their motivation below what was considered chance, and no statistical significance was noted, F(l,36)=0.7, p<0.05.
Recommended Citation
Moore, Krista
(2011)
"Emotion and Perceived Difficulty on Motivation in Goal Setting,"
The Huron University College Journal of Learning and Motivation: Vol. 49:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/hucjlm/vol49/iss1/4