If Goals Are Perceived as Too Difficult or Impossible to Attain

question 29

Multiple Choice

If goals are perceived as too difficult or impossible to attain _____.

• A)performance will improve as the goals will challenge a person
• B)a person will work harder
• C)performance may actually decrease
• D)motivation and morale will increase
• E)answers a,b,and d

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Definitions:

Indicator Variable

A variable that takes the value 1 to indicate the presence of a condition or characteristic and 0 to indicate its absence.

Color

The characteristic of visual perception described through categories such as hue, saturation, and brightness.

Logistic Regression

A statistical method used to analyze a dataset in which there are one or more independent variables that determine an outcome. The outcome is measured with a dichotomous variable (where there are only two possible outcomes).

Mammogram

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