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Paper Finding: Although few consistent differences in task performance appear between assigned and participatively set goal groups, several tentative conclusions regarding the influence of participation can be drawn.
News Context: They recognize when they're procrastinating. It's important to figure out the reasons for your procrastination. Contrary to popular belief, multitasking is actually counterproductive.
Paper Context: It was also found that it took significantly longer to set goals in the participative goal conditions than in the assigned conditions because the subjects asked more questions regarding what answers were acceptable. Although few consistent differences in task performance appear between assigned and participatively set goal groups, several tentative conclusions regarding the influence of participation can be drawn. There appear to be two possible mechanisms by which participation could affect task motivation.