Chapter 17 Lesson 1 Vocab/Coaches Corner 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.
Critical!
Critical!
One of the most consistent findings in all behavioral psychology is that specific goals produce significantly better performance than easy goals, no goals, or do-your-best goals.
Coach’s Corner
To help set performance and process goals, fitness professionals should ask probing questions of clients to gain a better understating of their dietary habits:
Do you find yourself eating meals quickly and on the run? If so, how often?
Do you tend to overeat and feel full and sluggish? If so, how often?
How often do you find yourself eating in the car or in front of the television?
How many servings of vegetables do you eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
How much water do you tend to drink per day?
Questions like the ones mentioned above will help formulate new performance and process goals, which will ultimately lead to better outcomes: weight loss or improved health measures. Examples of process/performance goals could include the following:
Eat slower and more mindfully, focusing on the taste, smell, and texture of the food.
Eat until only 80% full and save any leftovers for another time.
Avoid eating in the car or in front of a television when possible.
Aim to eat three servings (about 2 cups) of vegetables per day.
Aim to drink eight glasses of water per day.
Coach’s Corner 2
Outcome goals are fine, but they should not be the focus of a client’s goals. Rather, performance and process goals need to be set to provide the specific behaviors to reach outcome goals.
Food for Thought
Although most experts instruct people to set objective, measurable goals, subjective goals can also be effective if they are accompanied by specific behaviors that represent the subjective goal.
