Does having goals actually help people to achieve things? Does it matter if the goals are broad (e.g., "getting a good education") rather than narrow (e.g., "getting a good grade on a specific assignment")?
a. In general, people who have goals do not perform any better than people who don't—regardless of whether the goals are broad or narrow.
b. In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't—regardless of whether the goals are broad or narrow.
c. In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't—especially if the goals are broad.
d. In general, people who have goals perform better than people who don't—especially if the goals are narrow.
D
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b. Japanese and Taiwanese students spend significantly more time in school and have more homework than do children in the United States. c. American parents tend to set higher academic achievement standards than Asian parents. d. Japanese and Taiwanese parents more likely tend to believe that heredity (not hard work) leads to mathematic success.
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a. external b. unstable c. specific d. none of these choices
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a. validity. b. selective attrition. c. interrater reliability. d. temporal stability.