Which of the following statements about goals is false?
A)Determining just how challenging to make goals creates a dilemma for leaders.
B)Goal commitment is critical and is often as high as commitment to goals followers helped to set.
C)Followers exerted the greatest effort when goals were accompanied by feedback.
D)Easily attainable goals result in higher levels of effort and performance.

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Easily attainable goals do not result in higher levels of effort and performance. In fact, they may lead to complacency and lack of motivation to achieve more. Setting challenging but achievable goals can lead to higher levels of effort and performance.

Which of the Following Statements About Goals Is False