SITUATED
GOAL PURSUIT LAB
LATEST NEWS
Celebrating the Successful Host of the Behavioral Science Apprenticeship Summer Program 2024
We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the BSA 2024! Over 11 enriching weeks, undergraduate students engaged in workshops on literature review, psychometrics, data analysis, and academic writing, culminating in a presentation of their research journeys. Participants praised the program for enhancing their research skills and providing a comprehensive experience in psychology research.
Read more about their inspiring journey and achievements here.
Farewell to Khai Qing, Titus, and Dr. Jia
With mixed emotions, we bid farewell to Khai Qing, Titus, and Dr. Jia. Khai Qing has completed her Master’s and will pursue a PhD at UBC, Titus is graduating from his PhD program, and Dr. Jia is heading to Stanford for his sabbatical. Their contributions have been invaluable, and while we will miss them, we are excited to see their future achievements.
Congratulations to Khai Qing on Her Admission to UBC
We are thrilled to congratulate Khai Qing on her admission to the University of British Columbia to pursue a PhD in Political Psychology. Her dedication and hard work have led her to this exciting new chapter, and we have no doubt she will continue to excel and make significant contributions to her field.
Join us in celebrating Khai Qing's remarkable achievement and wishing her all the best on this new journey!
ABOUT
Welcome to the Situated Goal Pursuit Lab supervised by Dr Jia Lile.
Goals are desirable end states people want to maintain (e.g., staying healthy) or achieve (e.g., academic excellence).
More often than not, people pursue important goals in various intrapersonal (e.g., temptations, prior goal pursuit efforts) and interpersonal (e.g., others’ goal pursuit, social interaction) contexts. Consistent with the perspective of situated social cognition (Smith & Semin, 2004), our lab examines how the various aspects of the goal pursuit process are dynamically shaped by the relevant context.