Implementation Intentions¶
Gollwitzer, P. M. (1999). Implementation Intentions: Strong Effects of Simple Plans. American Psychologist, 54(7), 493-503.
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Primes¶
- Implementation Intention
- The structural force comes not from the conditional shape itself — any rule is a conditional — but from the pre-binding under absent deliberation condition: the decision is made once, in advance, and at runtime the system only matches and dispatches.
This sourceOriginating account of if-then plans that pre-bind a specified cue to a goal-directed response, delegating control to the cue so action follows without renewed deliberation.
- The structural force comes not from the conditional shape itself — any rule is a conditional — but from the pre-binding under absent deliberation condition: the decision is made once, in advance, and at runtime the system only matches and dispatches.
- Prospective Memory
- Gollwitzer's implementation intentions — the cognitive technique of binding "when X, do Y" — map directly onto event-driven software design, carrying the structural reasoning that recognition is more reliable than recall.
This sourceShows that binding a specific cue to a specific action ("when X, I will do Y") makes retrieval recognition-driven and improves follow-through.
- Gollwitzer's implementation intentions — the cognitive technique of binding "when X, do Y" — map directly onto event-driven software design, carrying the structural reasoning that recognition is more reliable than recall.
- Visioning
- Listed in the references but not attached to a specific claim.
Mechanisms¶
- Habit Tracker
- Pairing a logged behavior with a concrete cue is close to an implementation intention, which is why the lapse annotations are where the leverage sits.
This sourceGollwitzer defines implementation intentions by linking a concrete situational cue to a specified behavior, supporting the stated similarity. The source does not address lapse annotations or locate leverage in them.
- Pairing a logged behavior with a concrete cue is close to an implementation intention, which is why the lapse annotations are where the leverage sits.
- Tactic-to-Response Playbook
- Pre-deciding "if I see X, then I do Y" is the logic of implementation intentions, which reliably beat good intentions for follow-through because the response is already linked to a trigger.
This sourceDefines implementation intentions as if-then plans that link anticipated cues to responses and improve follow-through.
- Pre-deciding "if I see X, then I do Y" is the logic of implementation intentions, which reliably beat good intentions for follow-through because the response is already linked to a trigger.
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