How Do Specific, Difficult Goals Affect Motivation and Performance

question 48

Multiple Choice

How do specific, difficult goals affect motivation and performance?

• A) It causes individuals to withdraw and forego achieving the goals.
• B) It causes individuals to exert the necessary effort to achieve the goals.
• C) It causes individuals to resent the person who set forth the goals.
• D) It causes individuals to feel a sense of failure at not being able to meet the goals.

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