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Regulatory fit and cognitive performance: the interactive effect of chronic and situationally induced self‐regulatory mechanisms on test performance
Author(s) -
Keller Johannes,
Bless Herbert
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.307
Subject(s) - regulatory focus theory , situational ethics , psychology , test (biology) , cognition , social psychology , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , paleontology , creativity , biology
Two studies examined the impact of chronic and situational self‐regulatory mechanisms on cognitive test performance. In both studies, test performance was enhanced when situationally induced regulatory mechanisms matched the chronic self‐regulatory focus of the test taker. These results support the regulatory fit hypothesis put forward in regulatory focus theory and point to the importance of compatibility between chronic and situationally induced self‐regulatory states when it comes to cognitive test performance. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.