Dr. Tauer joined St. Thomas in 2000. His research focuses on how factors such as competition, cooperation, and goal-setting affect intrinsic motivation. Tauer earned a PhD in social psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently working on a book that focuses on youth sports, parents, and motivation. He also runs the offense for the Men's Basketball Program at St. Thomas.
Dr. Tauer also writes a regular blog for Psychology Today titled Goal Posts. His blog focuses on issues surrounding sport, competition, cooperation, and motivation.
Tauer, J.M., Guenther, C.L., & Rozek, C. (2009). The Home Choke Revisited. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21, 148-162.
Durik, A., Linnenbrink, L., Barron, K., Tauer, J., & Harackiewicz, J. (in press) Measuring situational interest in academic domains. To be published in Educational and Psychological Measurement.
Kingsbury, J.H., & Tauer, J.M. (2009). The ESPN Effect: How Slam Dunks Affect Individualism, Competitiveness, and Optimism. International Journal of Sport Communication, 2, 21-35.
Harackiewicz, J.M., Durik, A.M., Barron, K.E., Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., & Tauer, J.M. (2008). The role of achievement goals in the development of interest: Reciprocal relations between achievement goals, interest, and performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100, 105-122.
Winter, M., & Tauer, J.M. (2007). Virtue theory and social psychology. Journal of Value Inquiry, 40, 73-82.
Tauer, J.M. (2007). The scarcity principle. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Harackiewicz, J.M., & Tauer, J.M. (2006). Racing through 100 years of competition research: Individual differences, multiple goals, and multiple indicators of success. In P.A.M. Van Lange (Ed.), Bridging social psychology: The benefits of transdisciplinary approaches. (pp. 239-244). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Tauer, J.M. (2005). Motivation. Essay for the Encyclopedia of Human Development.
Tauer, J.M., & Harackiewicz, J.M. (2004). The effects of cooperation and competition on intrinsic motivation and performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86, 849-861.
Harackiewicz, J. M., Barron, K. E., Tauer, J. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2002). Predicting success in college: A longitudinal study of achievement goals and ability measures as predictors of interest and performance from freshman year through graduation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94, 562-575.
Tauer, J.M., & Harackiewicz, J.M. (2001). Evaluation and intrinsic motivation: The double-edged sword. In S.G. Harkins (Ed.), Multiple perspective on the effects of evaluation on performance: Toward an integration (pp. 77 98). Boston: Kluwer.
Durik, A.M., Tauer, J.M., & Harackiewicz, J.M. (2001). Just do it: Remaining task focused when performance outcomes loom large. In S.G. Harkins (Ed.), Multiple perspective on the effects of evaluation on performance: Toward an integration (pp. 189 206). Boston: Kluwer.
Harackiewicz, J. M., Barron, K. E., Tauer, J. M., Carter, S. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2000). Short-term and long-term consequences of achievement goals in college: Predicting continued interest and performance over time. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92, 316-330.
Devine, P. G., Tauer, J. M., Barron, K. E., Elliot, A. J., & Vance, K. M. (1999). Moving beyond attitude change in the study of dissonance-related processes. In E. Harmon-Jones & J. Mills (Eds.), Cognitive Dissonance: Progress on a Pivotal Theory in Social Psychology (pp. 297-323). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Tauer, J.M., & Harackiewicz, J.M. (1999). Winning isn't Everything: Competition, Achievement Orientation, and Intrinsic Motivation. Special issue on intrinsic motivation of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (Special Issue), 35, 209-238.
Tauer, J.M., Laumakis, S.J., Kingsbury, J.H., & Padley, S.E. (2009). The Effects of Inquiry-Based Learning and Achievement Goals on Student Motivation and Performance. Poster presented at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Padley, S.E., & Tauer, J.M. (2008). The role of parenting styles in young athletes' goals, sportspersonship, and motivation. Poster presented at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Tauer, J.M., & Kingsbury, J.H. (2007). The ESPN effect: How slam-dunks affect individualism, competitiveness, and optimism in athletes. Poster presented at the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Guenther, C.L., Rozek, C.R., & Tauer, J.M. (2007). The home choke revisited. Poster presented at the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Sweeney, S.J., & Tauer, J.M. (2006). Must succeed, try to succeed, or try to avoid failing: The effects of goal orientation, competition, and cooperation on motivation. Poster presented at the Annual Midwest Sociological Society Conference. Omaha, NE.
Tauer, J.M., & Guenther, C.L. (2004). The Effects of Expected and Unexpected Performance-Contingent Rewards on Task Enjoyment. Poster presented at the Seventy-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Tauer, J.M., & Muntifering, C.J. (2003). Stereotype Threat and Achievement Goals: Avoiding Failure vs. Approaching Success. Paper presented at the Seventy-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Tauer, J.M., & Mueller, K.A. (2002). The effects of frequency and valence of feedback on task enjoyment. Poster presented at the Seventy-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
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