Goal Setting and Performance Quiz

When is commitment to difficult goals higher according to Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein (1989)?

• When goals are private

• When goals are public

• When goals are vague

• When goals are easy

According to the document, what is one mechanism by which goals affect performance?

• Reducing effort

• Energising function

• Decreasing motivation

• Increasing distractions

What increases the importance of attaining a goal, according to Hollenbeck, Williams, and Klein (1989)?

• Private reflection

• Public statement of intent

• Personal motivation

• Team support

What is a key finding about people with no direct experience relevant to a task, according to Latham and Baldes (1975)?

• They avoid the task

• They draw on experience from related tasks

• They seek external help

• They abandon the goal

How do individuals with a high LGO typically respond to feedback related to failure?

• They view it as an opportunity to learn

• They ignore it

• They become discouraged

• They seek to avoid it

What is the relationship between learning goals and performance goals according to the text?

• They are mutually exclusive

• They are not mutually exclusive

• They are identical

• They are irrelevant

What does the motivational phase end with?

• The intention to perform a behavior

• The completion of a task

• The evaluation of outcomes

• The setting of new goals

What is self-regulation considered to be?

• A dispositional variable

• A temporary state

• An external factor

• A fixed trait

What should be identified to focus on key people in development?

• Financial goals

• A1, B1, A2, B2 players

• Market trends

• Customer feedback

Which category includes 'quality measures' in a balanced scorecard?

• Financial

• Client

• Internal business processes

• Learning and growth