The cognitive antecedents and motivational consequences of the feeling of being in the zone |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK;2. Resource Economics Group, Thaer-Institut, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany;3. Information and Computational Sciences Group, The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK;4. Land Economy and Environment Group, Scotland''s Rural College, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK;1. Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;2. Division of Medical Neuroimaging Analysis, Department of Community Medical Supports, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;4. Department of Functional Brain Imaging, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;5. Human and Social Response Research Division, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;6. Smart Ageing International Research Center, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;7. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Kojimachi Business Center Building, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The feeling of being in the zone (related to “flow”) is marked by an elevated yet effortless sense of concentration. Prior research suggests that feelings of being in the zone are strongest when the demand posed by a task matches one’s level of ability (i.e., the balance hypothesis). In the present article, we tested this hypothesis using a novel experimental paradigm. By collecting numerous zone judgments for each participant, we were able to examine intra-individual sources of variance that explain why people often feel more or less in-the-zone on the same task from one moment to the next. The results of two experiments provide support for what we have termed the balance-plus hypothesis, which posits that zone experiences are strongest (Experiments 1–2) and have the greatest motivational force (Experiment 2) when the balance between task demand and ability is accompanied by positive assessments of one’s own performance. |
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| Keywords: | Zone Flow Reward Motivation Hot hand Metacognition Judgments of performance Feeling of being in the zone Space pilot |
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