All of the following show how setting difficult goals motivates individuals to achieve high performance EXCEPT
A) difficult but achievable goals prompt employees to concentrate on achievement of the goals.
B) difficult goals motivate employees to spend lots of time and effort on developing methods for achieving them.
C) difficult goals increase employees' persistence in trying to achieve them.
D) difficult goals encourage employees to work together to find a solution.

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While difficult goals can encourage collaboration among employees to find a solution, this is not a direct way in which difficult goals motivate individuals to achieve high performance. The other options (A, B, and C) all highlight specific ways in which difficult goals can increase motivation and effort to achieve high performance.

All of the Following Show How Setting Difficult Goals Motivates