Which of the Following Statements About Goal Setting Is INCORRECT

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about goal setting is INCORRECT?

• A) Specific goals are more likely to lead to higher performance than are no goals or vague or very general ones.
• B) Task feedback, or knowledge of results, is likely to motivate people toward higher performance by encouraging the setting of higher performance goals.
• C) Goals are most likely to lead to higher performance when people have the abilities and the feelings of self-efficacy required to accomplish them.
• D) Goals are most likely to motivate people toward higher performance when they are accepted and there is commitment to them.
• E) Less difficult goals are more likely to lead to higher performance than are more difficult goals.

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