Cosmo has just made his dream come true of buying the property that his restaurant occupies. His excitement is short lived, however. He now realizes that he needs to come up with the extra money for the mortgage. Cosmo decides to rent out the storefront next to the restaurant for added income. After acquiring the property, Cosmo shifted his focus onto which aspect of goal-setting theory?
A) direct effects
B) absolute effects
C) indirect effects
D) unintended effects

Question

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Cosmo's decision to rent out the storefront for additional income is an indirect effect of his initial goal of buying the property. This is because it was not his primary goal but a necessary step to support his main objective.

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