Chapter 17: Goal Setting Flashcards
Objective Goals
Attaining a specific standard of proficiency on a task, usually within a specified time.
Subjective Goals
General statements that are not easily measurable or objective.
Outcome Goals
Goals usually focused on the end result and are in relation to another person, usually in the form of a competition.
Performance Goals
Goals in relation to one’s own level of performance or behavior.
Process Goals
Goals focused on helping individuals to actually reach their performance goal.
Goal Specificity
Goals that are objective and can be easily measured.
Goal Proximity
Goals that are either short- or long-term.
Goal Difficulty
How hard (or easy) it is to reach a goal.
Goal Commitment
The degree to which an individual is invested in achieving his or her goal.
Goal Type
Outcome, performance, and process goals.
Self-Monitoring
Recording and evaluating one’s own daily behaviors, usually in the form of a journal or calendar.
Intrinsic Motivation
Behavior that is directed by personal (internal) satisfaction, such as personal enjoyment, as well as striving for self-determination and competence.
Decision Balance Sheet
A technique to help people make decisions about starting a specific program or not.
SMARTS Goals
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Action-Oriented
R - Realistic
T - Timely
S - Self-Determined
SMARTS goal Example
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.
Jill wants to perform aerobic exercise for one-hour, five-days per week. What kind of goal is this?
Performance goal
Jim wants to place in the top ten of a 5k race. What type of goal is this?
Outcome goal
What is the definition of intrinsic motivation?
Behavior that is directed by personal (internal) satisfaction such as personal enjoyment as well as striving for self-determination and competence
What goals are focused on helping individuals to reach their performance goal?
Process goals
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?
Process goal
What is a decision balance sheet?
A technique to help people make decisions about starting a specific program or not
According to research, which types of goals lead to higher levels of task performance?
Specific goals
“I want to look and feel better,” is an example of which kind of goal?
Subjective goal
Why does the Nutrition Coach need information about goal setting if many individuals already set goals?
Individuals generally do not set goals that maximize positive outcomes.
Why should Nutrition Coaches be careful when applying goal-setting principles regarding diet and nutrition to children?
Young children often lack the maturity and ability to accurately self-monitor their own behaviors.
What is a potential problem when undertaking a goal-setting program?
Setting too many goals
“I want to run for 30-minutes, four times a week,” is an example of which kind of goal?
Objective goal
What is self-monitoring?
Recording and evaluating one’s own daily behaviors, usually in the form of a journal or calendar.
“I want to increase my intake of vegetables from two servings to three servings per day,” is an example of which kind of goal?
Performance goal
