In some cases, as much as 9% of participants in self-report studies are extremely
inattentive (Maniaci & Rogge, 2014). Previous researchers have dealt with this problem
by removing inattentive participants from data analyses. A better solution would be to
prevent inattentive responding. Self-Determination Theory may provide an effective
approach to reducing inattentive responding, specifically by attempting to promote
autonomous motivation in research participants. Providing participants with personalized
feedback may increase participants’ autonomous motivation, which in turn may lead to
more attentive responding. Study 1 showed that participants who are interested in
feedback are more attentive throughout an online survey than participants who are not
interested in feedback. The next goal was to show through experimental manipulation
that emphasizing the opportunity to receive personalized feedback would decrease levels
of inattentive responding and increase autonomous motivation. No significant difference
occurred between groups in levels of inattention, nor in autonomous motivation. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_40721 |
| Contributors | Haas, Justin (author), Maniaci, Michael (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 55 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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