Specific,difficult goals can detract from performance when the employee:
A) is learning tasks involving minimal effort.
B) is learning complex tasks.
C) is performing routine tasks.
D) has been on the job a significant amount of time.
E) provides his/her own feedback.

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When people are performing complicated and very challenging tasks that require them to focus on a considerable amount of learning, specific, difficult goals may actually impair performance.

Specific,difficult Goals Can Detract from Performance When the Employee