Sahu Has Set a Goal to Have Her Assigned Textbook

question 66

Multiple Choice

Sahu has set a goal to have her assigned textbook chapters read by Thursday of each week. She realizes that she is much more likely to rush through the reading on Sunday instead. According to control theory, what is Sahu's likely response?

• A)She will feel helpless and will give up studying altogether.
• B)She will feel bad that she is missing her goals but will not be motivated to change her behavior.
• C)She will see the discrepancy between her goal and her behavior and will be more motivated to start studying earlier.
• D)She will talk to her friends to see if they think she should continue to pursue this goal.

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