Goal retention

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Target binding (Engl. Target fixation ) occurs when a person is so fixated on an object that he sees nothing else.

A variant of this is the moth effect , which describes the tendency of drivers to steer towards a target that is set apart from its surroundings by light stimuli.

Examples

  • In aerial combat, fighter pilots focus too much on the aircraft they want to shoot down. As a result, they no longer pay attention to their surroundings and their own aircraft. They could lose control of their aircraft and crash or fly into the enemy aircraft.
  • Motorcyclists unconsciously steer where they are looking. If they are too fixated on an obstacle that is in front of them on the road , they can collide with it without wanting to.
  • Commitment to goals could also have played a role as the cause of the accident in which the Arbre du Ténéré was damaged. It was a collision between a truck and a tree, which was the only tree within a radius of 400 kilometers.

The goal commitment is sometimes life-threatening.