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 six straight hours.When 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:
A) he was using inductive reasoning inappropriately
B) his solution was conscious and lacked insight
C) he did not establish reasonable subgoals
D) he did not have a clearly defined goal

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Marco's approach failed because he did not establish reasonable subgoals. He set a very high bar for himself by deciding to study for six straight hours every night, which is not a sustainable or reasonable goal for most people. Without breaking down his larger goal into smaller, more achievable subgoals, he quickly became overwhelmed and gave up.

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