Marco never had to study in high school, and he starts college the same way.After his first exams, he realizes he needs to study.He decides to go to the library every night and study for 6 hours straight.However, when he finds he cannot study for that long, he does not know what to do and gives up. Marco's approach to solving his problems with studying failed because he
A)was exhibiting functional fixedness.
B)was expecting to do poorly.
C)did not establish reasonable subgoals.
D)did not have a clearly defined goal.

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Marco's approach failed because he did not establish reasonable subgoals. Studying for 6 hours straight every night is not a realistic or sustainable goal, especially if he is not used to studying. By breaking the studying into more manageable subgoals, such as studying for 2 hours and taking a break, he would have been more likely to succeed.

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