Which of the following statements about goal setting is INCORRECT?
A) Specific goals are more likely to lead to higher performance than are no goals or vague or very general ones.
B) Task feedback, or knowledge of results, is likely to motivate people toward higher performance by encouraging the establishment of higher performance goals.
C) Goals are most likely to lead to higher performance when people have the abilities and the feelings of self-efficacy required to accomplish them.
D) Goals are most likely to motivate people toward higher performance when goals are accepted and there is commitment to achievement.
E) Less difficult goals are more likely to lead to higher performance than are more difficult goals.

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Research in goal-setting theory suggests that more difficult goals, when accepted, actually lead to higher performance than less difficult goals. This is because challenging goals push individuals to exert more effort and persist longer than they would with easy goals.

Which of the Following Statements About Goal Setting Is INCORRECT