alleryStart learning →How do specific goals compare with generalised goals such as do your best?
AThey lower performance by adding pressure
BThey lead to a higher level of performance
CThey work only where feedback is withheld
DThey make no measurable difference at all
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. They lead to a higher level of performance
1. Goal-setting theory has three main components.
2. The first is that specific goals lead to a higher level of performance than more generalised goals such as do your best.
3. The second is that more difficult goals lead to better performance than easy goals, provided the individual accepts the goal.
4. The third is that feedback on progress toward the goal enhances performance.
5. Since feedback improves performance rather than spoiling it, the option requiring feedback to be withheld contradicts the third component.
6. Claims that specific goals lower performance or make no difference both reverse the first component.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 "Motivating Employees", section 9.6 Contemporary Views on Motivation_
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