THE RELATIONSHIP OF GOALS, PLANS AND INTENTIONS TO CHOICE BEHAVIOR

Abstract : The relationship of conscious goals, plans and intentions to choice behavior were studied in two experiments using a word scrambling task. S was allowed to choose the difficulty (length) of the task (word) he was to work on. Significant relationships were sought between experimentally varied and individually chosen goals, plans and intentions (rated according to difficulty) and the difficulty of the task choices. The relationship of incentive condition to choice behavior was noted as a function of the degree to which goals, plans and intentions changed in response to such incentives.