Module 4: Effective Goal Setting Quiz

A good example of a process goal would be: A. making sure you keep your head down throughout your drives in golf. B. eating 2,500 calories per day. C. reducing time in the mile run from 6:00 minutes to 5:50. D. winning the league championship.

A. making sure you keep your head down throughout your drives in golf.

To increase goal commitment fitness professional should make sure that clients: A. own their goals via having input on setting up goals. B. set specific timeline to achieve goals. C. make sure goals are measurable. D. set specific and difficult goals.

A. own their goals via having input on setting up goals.

Which of the following is an example of an objective goal? A. I want to spend more social time with friends in my exercise class than I did in the last class. B. I want to lower my time in the upcoming 10 kilometer race by 10 seconds. C. I want to increase my motivation to stay with my new exercise program. D. I want to enjoy my participation in exercise classes more this year than last year.

B. I want to lower my time in the upcoming 10 kilometer race by 10 seconds.

In a study investigating goal setting in relation to dietary habits and weight control, what technique was combined with goal setting produced the most positive effects? A. Self-talk B. Self-monitoring C. Imagery D. Relaxation

B. Self-monitoring

Which of the following is an example of a subjective goal? A. I want to decrease my time in the mile run by 5 seconds. B. I want to reduce my daily caloric input by 500 calories. C. I want to have more fun exercising this year than last year. D. I want to increase my running time from 20 to 30 minutes.

C. I want to have more fun exercising this year than last year.

Which of the following is a technique for overcoming obstacles associated with maintaining an exercise program? A. Focus on the cons so you can develop strategies to reduce or overcome the cons. B. Recruit friends and family to help overcome obstacles. C. Try to refute the cons of exercise by replacing them with alternatives and challenges. D. Focus on your conditioning because that is the key to maintaining exercise.

C. Try to refute the cons of exercise by replacing them with alternatives and challenges.

Research from the industrial/organizational areas has clearly shown that: A. goal setting works best when both short- and long-term goals are set by the leaders of the organization. B. the best type of goals to set are long-term and outcome-oriented. C. in 90% of the studies, specific, difficult goals led to higher levels of performance than easy goals, no goals, or "do your best" goals. D. goals work best when they are divided up into many small short-term goals.

C. in 90% of the studies, specific, difficult goals led to higher levels of performance than easy goals, no goals, or "do your best" goals.

Both short- and long-term goals are important because: A. they both should provide objective ways to measure improvement. B. short- and long-term goals require specific time frames in which to accomplish them. C. long-term goals tell you where you eventually want to go and short-term goals provide feedback in terms of where you are in reaching your long-term goals. D. they increase the use of relevant learning strategies.

C. long-term goals tell you where you eventually want to go and short-term goals provide feedback in terms of where you are in reaching your long-term goals.

Goal setting is important as a behavior change technique: A. because goals are easy to set. B. when they are accepted by the client. C. when the goals enhance motivation and direct attention toward goal completion. D. because if you set a goal behavior will change.

C. when the goals enhance motivation and direct attention toward goal completion.

Which of the following is a potential problem when setting goals? A. Only setting one long-term and one short-term goal. B. Adjusting goals too often. C. Setting goals that are too specific. D. Setting too many goals too soon.

D. Setting too many goals too soon.