Achievement goals, perceived ability and active search for information

François Cury (1) , Philippe Sarrazin (2) , Jean-Pierre Famose (3)

1 LPC - Laboratoire de psychologie cognitive
2 SENS - Sport et Environnement Social
3 MEPS - Mouvement, Équilibre, Performance, Santé

The purpose of this investigation was to test the predictive value of the achievement goals theory on voluntary information selection. In a first study, 86 subjects could assess their performance after a motor test. The results showed that ego-oriented subjects chose normative information if they had a high perceived ability, and rejected information if they had a low one; task-oriented subjects chose objective information regardless of their perceived ability. In a second study, 108 subjects could use information during a training period. Data confirmed the prior results for ego-oriented subjects, and showed that task-oriented subjects preferred task information if they had a low perceived ability and objective information if they had a high one.

Mots clés: Achievement goals; perceived ability; search for information

Domaines: Psychologie

François Cury, Philippe Sarrazin, Jean-Pierre Famose. Achievement goals, perceived ability and active search for information. European Yearbook of Sport Psychology, 1997, 1, pp.166-183. ⟨hal-00387225⟩