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This entry discusses the interplay between motivational goal orientations, creativity, and the possible as a field of inquiry. Crucial theoretical categories of goal orientations: mastery-versus-performance and approach-versus-avoidance, as well as the integrated 2 × 2 goal orientation model are discussed altogether with empirical results showing their links with creativity. Drawing on classic theories of achievement goals, this entry also discusses two widely studied constructs that are specifically relevant for goal orientations, creative mindsets, and creative confidence, all contextualized within the possible.
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Karwowski, M., Anderson, R. (2021). Goal Orientations. In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98390-5_207-1
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