Many People Form Resolutions to Achieve Certain Goals, Yet Never

question 694

Multiple Choice

Many people form resolutions to achieve certain goals, yet never act on them. According to the ideas of psychologist Peter Gollwitzer described in the Enhancing Well-Being With Psychology feature in your text, what is the first step that a person should take in order to translate his or her intentions into actual behavior?

• A) Strive to become a more optimistic, confident, and goal-oriented person.
• B) Create a very specific, concrete goal intention.
• C) Create a five-year plan, listing 10 goals that you hope to achieve.
• D) Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs and make sure that needs that are lower in the hierarchy are fulfilled before trying to set new goals.

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