title: Theory building, replication, and behavioral priming: where do we need to go from here?
abstract: This article suggests that the field of behavioral priming, which is basically a technique, is in need of theory building. Guidelines from successful theory building by induction in the realm of conscious motivation (namely, goal setting and self-efficacy) are suggested. The process would include replication with variation, identifying the logical relation between a given prime and the action in question, discovering moderators and mediators, and clarifying the relationship between the conscious mind and the subconscious.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland (Emeritus) elocke@rhsmith.umd.edu.
authors.forename: Edwin A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Locke
mesh_terms: D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011584:Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D060865:Repetition Priming; D012107:Research Design; D020377:Self Efficacy
keywords: goal setting; priming; self-efficacy