Goal-setting Theory
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What are the major predictions of goal-setting theory? Have these predictions been supported by research?
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*What are the major predictions of goal-setting theory? Have these predictions been supported by research?
Based on research, there is no specific definition of goal setting (Scobbie, Wyke, & Dixon, 2009). According to Scobbie et al, The term goal setting has been discussed in relation to rehabilitation and clinical strategies focused on: (a) goal planning, (b) case planning, (c) setting/aims, (d) objections, and (e) action planning. They provide a clinical definition for goal setting as: "the identification and agreement of a behavioral target which the patient therapist or team will work towards over a specified period of time" (p. 322). A specific goal-setting theory was proposed by Locke & ...
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