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Are you someone that plays a game for every penny it’s worth and then some? Do you like to play it multiple times, really work on optimizing builds, try to beat bosses with no damage, or go out of your way to play on hard mode? Or do you prefer just rolling credits on a game and enjoying it at a “base” level before you move onto something else? Today, we talk about that and something called “goal orientation” to uncover why you might play the way you do.

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Do you play like this? (0:00)
Boot.dev is a challenge (2:32)
Reinforcement matters (4:12)
Goal orientation and you (7:26)
A better way to think about it (14:20)
What'cha want next time? (19:07)

▶Games Shown

Alan Wake 2 (2023)
Celeste (2018)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)
Disco Elysium (2019)
Chrono Trigger (1995)
Persona 5 Royal (2019)
Mass Effect (2007)
NieR:Automata (2017)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)
Elden Ring (2022)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
Tunic (2022)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)
Monster Hunter Wilds (2025)
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
Silent Hill 2 Remake (2024)
Yakuza 0 (2015)
Mass Effect (2007)
Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Persona 4 Golden (2012)
God of War (2018)
Stellar Blade (2024)
Dead Space (2024)
Outer Wilds (2019)
Gravity Rush (2012)
Guilty Gear Strive (2021)
Death's Door (2021)
Granblue Fantasy Versus (2019)
Tekken 8 (2024)
Marvel Rivals (2024)
Unsighted (2021)
Florence (2018)
Balatro (2024)
Neon White (2022)
Pode (2018)


▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown

Spiderman Homecoming
Gifted
Whiplash

▶Music Sources (in Order):

Assemble - Senko no Ronde Rev.x OST
Snowbelle City (Pokémon X & Y Remix) - by Mewmore
(   • Mewmore // Snowbelle City (Pokémon X & Y R...  )
Xenoblade Chroncles 3 OST - Tactical Action
Sherry's Theme - Resident Evil 2 OST
Santalune Forest - Pokémon X&Y OST
BGM #13 - Nijuuei OST
Whispering Woods - Paper Mario: The Origami King OST
Dauntless Theme - Rising Thunder OST
Losing Results - Mario Kart 64 OST
Black Mist - Gran Turismo 6 OST

▶Media/Clips/Considerations:

Referenced videos here:    • MvP  


▶Research Sources

(Z) Why Compulsives Need Mastery in Their Lives
https://thehealthycompulsive.com/arch...

(A) It’s OK to Fail: Individual and Dyadic Regulatory Antecedents of Mastery Motivation in Preschool
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

(B) Flow theory – goal orientation theory: positive experience is related to athlete’s goal orientation
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/...

(C) Achievement Motivation: Conceptions of Ability, Subjective Experience, Task Choice, and Performance (ORIGINAL STUDY)
http://gribouts.free.fr/psycho/menace...

(D) When do mastery and performance goals facilitate academic achievement?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

(E) Achievement Goal Theory: Definitions, Correlates, and Unresolved Questions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...

(F) Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

(G) Effects of Ability and Effort Praise on Children’s Failure Attribution, Self-Handicapping, and Performance
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/...

(H) Praise for Intelligence Can Undermine Children's Motivation and Performance
https://nymag.com/news/features/27840...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

(I) Awesome By Proxy: Addicted to Fake Achievement
https://pixelpoppers.com/2009/11/addi...