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Checklist

Set objective goals Set goals that are measurable Encourage people to set their own goals Set high but achievable goals Pair high performance with commensurate rewards or recognition Provide a way for users to share their goals with their social circle Don’t set ambiguous goals Don’t set goals that are to easy or too difficult Don't make goals too easy or unachievable Don't fail to reward or recognize achievements Don't share goals with others without explicit user agreement

Assets

Mobile Goal Setting

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Further Reading

Frederick, S., Loewenstein, G., & O'donoghue, T. (2002). Time discounting and time preference: A critical review. Journal of economic literature, 40(2), 351-401.

Trope, Y., & Liberman, N. (2010). Construal-level theory of psychological distance. Psychological review, 117(2), 440.

Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behavior. Organizational behavior and human decision processes, 50(2), 179-211.

Olson, G. M., & Olson, J. S. (2000). Distance matters. Human-computer interaction, 15(2), 139-178.

Social Comparison

Social comparison theory, initially proposed by social psychologist Leon Festinger in 1954, centers on the belief that there is a drive within individuals to gain accurate self-evaluations. The theory explains how individuals evaluate their own opinions and abilities by comparing themselves to others in order to reduce uncertainty in these domains, and learn how to define the self.

Here are some examples of Social Comparison.

Monkey see Monkey Do

By means of social comparison processes, when we see someone who is “like us” performing or mastering a health behavior, our self-efficacy beliefs can be enhanced.

Lucas Colusso
Published 6/29/2018 · less than 1 minute read

Monkey see Monkey Do

By means of social comparison processes, when we see someone who is “like us” performing or mastering a health behavior, our self-efficacy beliefs can be enhanced.

Lucas Colusso
Published 6/29/2018 · less than 1 minute read

Monkey see Monkey Do

By means of social comparison processes, when we see someone who is “like us” performing or mastering a health behavior, our self-efficacy beliefs can be enhanced.

Lucas Colusso
Published 6/29/2018 · less than 1 minute read

Monkey see Monkey Do

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Lucas Colusso
Published 6/29/2018 · less than 1 minute read

Monkey see Monkey Do

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Lucas Colusso
Published 6/29/2018 · less than 1 minute read

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