PSY2001 W4 reading

Question 1

How do implementation intentions work?

Answer 1

Putting behaviour on autopilot

If-part is assumed to become activated and highly accessible.
Strong associative link between the critical situation and the goal-directed response, allowing people to automatically initiae the planned response once they encounter the specific situation.

Question 2

What are the consequences of forming implementation intentions?

badly done

Answer 2

Performing alternative behaviours
Missing opportunities to act
Generalization effects
Spill over effects to non-planned situations
Failure to attain a goal
flexibility
Tenacity