Chapter 17: Goal Setting

Question 1

Objective Goals

Answer 1

Attaining a specific standard of proficiency on a task, usually within a specified time.

Question 2

Subjective Goals

Answer 2

General statements that are not easily measurable or objective.

Question 3

Outcome Goals

Answer 3

Goals usually focused on the end result and are in relation to another person, usually in the form of a competition.

Question 4

Performance Goals

Answer 4

Goals in relation to one’s own level of performance or behavior.

Question 5

Process Goals

Answer 5

Goals focused on helping individuals to actually reach their performance goal.

Question 6

Goal Specificity

Answer 6

Goals that are objective and can be easily measured.

Question 7

Goal Proximity

Answer 7

Goals that are either short- or long-term.

Question 8

Goal Difficulty

Answer 8

How hard (or easy) it is to reach a goal.

Question 9

Goal Commitment

Answer 9

The degree to which an individual is invested in achieving his or her goal.

Question 10

Goal Type

Answer 10

Outcome, performance, and process goals.

Question 11

Self-Monitoring

Answer 11

Recording and evaluating one’s own daily behaviors, usually in the form of a journal or calendar.

Question 12

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 12

Behavior that is directed by personal (internal) satisfaction, such as personal enjoyment, as well as striving for self-determination and competence.

Question 13

Decision Balance Sheet

Answer 13

A technique to help people make decisions about starting a specific program or not.

Question 14

SMARTS Goals

Answer 14

S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Action-Oriented
R - Realistic
T - Timely
S - Self-Determined

Question 15

SMARTS goal Example

Answer 15

After speaking with my Nutrition Coach, my goal is to reduce my calorie intake from 3,000 to 2,000 five days per week for the next three months by excluding junk foods (chips, cookies, pastries) during the weekday.

Question 16

Jill wants to perform aerobic exercise for one-hour, five-days per week. What kind of goal is this?

Answer 16

Performance goal

Question 17

Jim wants to place in the top ten of a 5k race. What type of goal is this?

Answer 17

Outcome goal

Question 18

What is the definition of intrinsic motivation?

Answer 18

Behavior that is directed by personal (internal) satisfaction such as personal enjoyment as well as striving for self-determination and competence

Question 19

What goals are focused on helping individuals to reach their performance goal?

Answer 19

Process goals

Question 20

John wants to exercise for 1 hour each day, 5 days per week. He sets a goal to schedule 1-hour workouts at 6:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. What kind of goal is this?

Answer 20

Process goal

Question 21

What is a decision balance sheet?

Answer 21

A technique to help people make decisions about starting a specific program or not

Question 22

According to research, which types of goals lead to higher levels of task performance?

Answer 22

Specific goals

Question 23

“I want to look and feel better,” is an example of which kind of goal?

Answer 23

Subjective goal

Question 24

Why does the Nutrition Coach need information about goal setting if many individuals already set goals?

Answer 24

Individuals generally do not set goals that maximize positive outcomes.

Question 25

Why should Nutrition Coaches be careful when applying goal-setting principles regarding diet and nutrition to children?

Answer 25

Young children often lack the maturity and ability to accurately self-monitor their own behaviors.

Question 26

What is a potential problem when undertaking a goal-setting program?

Answer 26

Setting too many goals

Question 27

“I want to run for 30-minutes, four times a week,” is an example of which kind of goal?

Answer 27

Objective goal

Question 28

What is self-monitoring?

Answer 28

Recording and evaluating one’s own daily behaviors, usually in the form of a journal or calendar.

Question 29

“I want to increase my intake of vegetables from two servings to three servings per day,” is an example of which kind of goal?

Answer 29

Performance goal