title: A dynamic perspective on self-regulation and adaptive strategy: The advantage of a regulatory shift
creator: Arslan, Peter-Samuel
subject: ddc-150
subject: 150 Psychology
description: Findings from four experiments validated the assumption that a relative change in selfregulation  is the more relevant causal factor for the activation of adaptive strategies compared to  an artificial attempt to manipulate an absolute state. We demonstrated that by applying the  regulatory shift, which is the change from prevention focus (vigilant, avoidance, concerned with  duties and responsibilities) to promotion focus (eager, approach, concerned with hopes and  ideals), and vice versa. Adaptive strategies of the assimilation type (top-down, generative,  productive, liberal) were enhanced by the latter focus on promotion, whilst adaptive strategies of  the accommodation type (bottom-up, sensitive, re-productive, conservative) were strengthened by  the latter focus on prevention. This pattern was reflected by a) the assessment of four creativity  tests, b) the investigation of the endowment effect on the basis of fixed price judgments and  negotiation levels, c) the assessment of the hot hand and gambler’s fallacy by means of single and  serial predictions, d) a new treatment development that includes a manipulation check with the  aid of a signal detection analyses (RFDrive). Although we have demonstrated a variety of  operationalizations for the sake of reliability and construct validity, we have only scratched the  tip of the iceberg. However, the RFDrive method offers promising possibilities to investigate and  validate a broader range of boundary conditions, such as the matter of the status quo, the role of  self-efficacy under uncertainty, or the impact of motivational strength. This was expecially the  case under conditions of the regulatory shift. It was our aim to promote the consideration of  relativity in the attempt to manipulate experimental conditions in psychological investigations.  Finally, we discussed a narrowing of cognitive biases through the regulatory shift and possible  transfers to work-related contexts with the focus on motivation and productivity. We hope that  our aim to advance the conceptualization of self-regulation will inspire future research in the  field, and beyond.
date: 2018
type: Dissertation
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserverhttps://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/25436/1/Dissertation_PeterArslan.pdf
identifier: DOI:10.11588/heidok.00025436
identifier: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-254365
identifier:   Arslan, Peter-Samuel  (2018) A dynamic perspective on self-regulation and adaptive strategy: The advantage of a regulatory shift.  [Dissertation]     
relation: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/25436/
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language: eng