Research on Goal Attainment Has Found That Consumers Who Felt

question 98

Multiple Choice

Research on goal attainment has found that consumers who felt they were closer to attaining their weight-loss goal were:

• A) under cognitive load.
• B) more motivated to achieve their goal.
• C) more likely to achieve other unrelated goals too.
• D) subsequently more likely to choose a chocolate bar over an apple.

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Definitions:

Intellectual Record

Intellectual record typically refers to documented outcomes of intellectual activities, including writings, inventions, or academic achievements.

Working Memory

is a cognitive system with a limited capacity that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing.

Recall

The act of retrieving information or events from memory without having them present in the environment.

Retention

The ability to keep or hold information in mind; the capacity to remember information over time.