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A goal can keep you on task., A goal
can improve performance., A goal can
Why should you set goals?
prolong persistence., A goal can prepare
you for roadblocks.
The following is an example of a strong
objective: No
"Pass biology exam."
Success counseling involves thinking
about one wants to get out of a particular
True
goal and assessing what they are doing
now to obtain that goal.
They lie to others to get out of their pro-
What does Laurie Hazard from the Stu-
crastination behavior. & They lie to them-
dentLingo video mean when she says
selves to get out of procrastination be-
"procrastinators are liars"?
havior.
We ________ so that we can engage in
behaviors or give ourselves permission
to engage in behaviors that we know are Rationalize
the things that we are not supposed to
be doing
Jesse has three chapters to read tonight.
Jesse tends to procrastinate with a fa-
vorite _______ ________, playing video
games. However, by allowing playing of replacement activity; reward
video games for 30 minutes after read-
ing a chapter, this has now become a
________.
Procrastination can be productive if one
focuses on completing school tasks they
True
enjoy rather than giving equal time to all
tasks.
focusing on tasks in terms of when things
Prioritizing tasks involves: are due and giving equal treatment to
each class.
Setting clear goals and objectives sup-
True
ports accountability for oneself.
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Which of the following is not a strategy
Avoid Difficult Tasks
for combating procrastination?
Assessing, making judgements, and
drawing conclusions from ideas, infor-
True
mation, or data is identified as the evalu-
ating thinking skill.
Critical thinking requires you to use bias
and assumptions to evaluate evidence or
False
information to make a decision or reach
a conclusion.
When considering options, it is not im-
portant to have all of the information at False
that time.
One should learn to identify fallacies in
their own thinking so they can strengthen
their positions, as well as in the argu- True
ments of others when evaluating their
strength.
You are generalizing if you are mak-
ing assumptions about a whole group of True
people based on an inadequate sample.
Using irrelevant similarities in two ob-
jects to draw a conclusion is called a False
false cause.
Make sure the authorities quoted are tru-
Appealing to Authority ly subject matter experts on the issue
being discussed.
Focus on the merits and the supporting
data of an argument, not on the person-
Personalizations
ality or behavior of the people making the
arguments.
The popular position isn't always the right
Everyone Does It one. Be wary of arguments that rely ex-
clusively on one set of numbers.
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