People are least likely to procrastinate when they are genuinely interested in the task and believe they can gain something from it. This is known as a(n) ________ goal

a. mastery-avoidance
b. mastery-approach
c. performance-avoidance
d. avoidance-mastery


Answer: B

Rationale: Procrastination is least likely when mastery and approach goals are combined.

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