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Personal bests as reference points.


ABSTRACT: Personal bests act as reference points. Examining 133 million chess games, we find that players exert effort to set new personal best ratings and quit once they have done so. Although specific and difficult goals have been shown to inspire greater motivation than vague pronouncements to "do your best," doing one's best can be a specific and difficult goal-and, as we show, motivates in a manner predicted by loss aversion.

SUBMITTER: Anderson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5828569 | biostudies-other | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Personal bests as reference points.

Anderson Ashton A   Green Etan A EA  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20180206 8


Personal bests act as reference points. Examining 133 million chess games, we find that players exert effort to set new personal best ratings and quit once they have done so. Although specific and difficult goals have been shown to inspire greater motivation than vague pronouncements to "do your best," doing one's best can be a specific and difficult goal-and, as we show, motivates in a manner predicted by loss aversion. ...[more]

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