Goals that are unique to the individuals pursuing them are called ________ goals.

Conlon and his colleagues conducted an experiment and found that goal-focused individuals lost more weight than

did either achievement-focused or no-focus control individuals.These researchers also found that goal-focused individuals were more committed to reaching their goal weights. They interpreted their results as consistent with the findings of other studies on motivation and relevant to the design of health intervention programs. At this point in their research, Conlon and his associates are a. proposing a hypothesis. b. hypothesis testing. c. operationally defining terms. d. theory building.

How are ability tests like the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) or the Graduate

Record Examination (GRE) used by institutions? a) The test score is always looked at separately from other information. b) The test score is examined in terms of standard deviation units. c) Multiple hurdle techniques are used on the data. d) The test score is used in conjunction with other data.