TY - JOUR
AU - Baker, Douglas D.
AB -  Stage of task learning represents a potential moderator of the widely supported and often-cited goal-performance relationship. The potential moderating effect of task-learning stage on the goal-performance relationship was assessed in a laboratory experiment with 164 subjects. It was hypothesized that specific, difficult goals would result in higher performance than do-your-best goals when assigned to subjects in middle, as opposed to early or late, stages of task learning. Results supported this hypothesis, suggesting that the timing of goal assignment is a potentially important moderator of the goal-performance relationship. Implications for future researchers and practitioners are discussed. 
TI - Stage of Task Learning as a Moderator of the Goal-Performance Relationship
JF - Human Performance
DO - 10.1207/s15327043hup0202_1
DA - 1989-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/stage-of-task-learning-as-a-moderator-of-the-goal-performance-5PxJ6D5lpX
SP - 85
EP - 99
VL - 2
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -