PSYC 4030 : PSYC 4030 STUDY GUIDE TEST 1
Document Summary
The ability to set and achieve goals is a key to long-term success! Learn from experience (reflextion) and apply it in the future. People often fail to sufficiently think about why they want to achieve their goals. People structure their goals poorly (e. g. , set too many goals, set goals that conflict with each other) Problems with goal definition ( goal is not specific enough, goal is too far away (distal) rather than nearby (proximal), and not enough time put into defining the goal and identifying obstacles to completion) People do not plan on a daily basis what they will do to advance toward their goal. People do not practice their new behavior until it becomes easier (more automatic) People do not measure their progress or do so poorly (need an operational definition, do not leave yourself wiggle room ) Affective forecasting is predicting how a future outcome will make you feel.
