PSYC471 MIDTERM Exam - Koestner
(Latest Update ) Questions
with Correct Answers 100% Verified {Grade
A} -McGill University
when we need motivation, what do we do? - correct answer set a goal
how will setting a goal help us? - correct answer intuitive way to get focus, paying
attention, effort, persistence
setting a goal = setting an _______ - correct answer action plan
what is the best to get across the concept of goals according to Koestner? - correct
answer talking about NY resolutions
what are the 3 most common NY resolutions? - correct answer 1. quit smoking
,2. weight loss
3. start exercising
type of goal but it's a more serious goal. It's something you want to change - correct
answer resolution
why do we have this tendency to set the same resolutions over and over? - correct
answer we fail at our resolutions
what did the first video of Dr. Phil (on NY resolutions) shown in class ask people
about? - correct answer asked people what their resolutions are
what did the second video of Dr. Phil (on NY resolutions) shown in class ask people
about? - correct answer asking people if they think they will succeed
,true of false: regarding Dr. Phil's video on NY resolutions, when asked if the
resolutions work, most people said yes - correct answer false - most people set their
NY resolutions don't work
regarding Dr. Phil's video on NY resolutions, what are some examples of NY
resolutions? - correct answer lose 20 pounds, get a social life, get up early every
morning, be honest about my work ethic, exercise, stop buying 4$ lattes
true or false: it is normative to fail at our goals - correct answer true
what is so different from NY goals comparing to "normal" goals? - correct answer 1.
they're bigger
2. we keep track
3. more important
4. we keep doing them every year
, with NY resolutions, most people make the same resolution on average ______ times
before succeeding - correct answer 7 or 8 times
_____% of people quit smoking on their own - correct answer 80%
what are koestner's failed resolutions - correct answer Watch only 1 hr of TV per day
Learn French
Go to church on Sundays
Write 1 hr per day
Wash hands at every opportunity
Say goodbye to people
what are koestner's successful resolutions - correct answer Exercise 5 days per week
(after 4 tries)
(Latest Update ) Questions
with Correct Answers 100% Verified {Grade
A} -McGill University
when we need motivation, what do we do? - correct answer set a goal
how will setting a goal help us? - correct answer intuitive way to get focus, paying
attention, effort, persistence
setting a goal = setting an _______ - correct answer action plan
what is the best to get across the concept of goals according to Koestner? - correct
answer talking about NY resolutions
what are the 3 most common NY resolutions? - correct answer 1. quit smoking
,2. weight loss
3. start exercising
type of goal but it's a more serious goal. It's something you want to change - correct
answer resolution
why do we have this tendency to set the same resolutions over and over? - correct
answer we fail at our resolutions
what did the first video of Dr. Phil (on NY resolutions) shown in class ask people
about? - correct answer asked people what their resolutions are
what did the second video of Dr. Phil (on NY resolutions) shown in class ask people
about? - correct answer asking people if they think they will succeed
,true of false: regarding Dr. Phil's video on NY resolutions, when asked if the
resolutions work, most people said yes - correct answer false - most people set their
NY resolutions don't work
regarding Dr. Phil's video on NY resolutions, what are some examples of NY
resolutions? - correct answer lose 20 pounds, get a social life, get up early every
morning, be honest about my work ethic, exercise, stop buying 4$ lattes
true or false: it is normative to fail at our goals - correct answer true
what is so different from NY goals comparing to "normal" goals? - correct answer 1.
they're bigger
2. we keep track
3. more important
4. we keep doing them every year
, with NY resolutions, most people make the same resolution on average ______ times
before succeeding - correct answer 7 or 8 times
_____% of people quit smoking on their own - correct answer 80%
what are koestner's failed resolutions - correct answer Watch only 1 hr of TV per day
Learn French
Go to church on Sundays
Write 1 hr per day
Wash hands at every opportunity
Say goodbye to people
what are koestner's successful resolutions - correct answer Exercise 5 days per week
(after 4 tries)
