According to dweck and her associates, children who are simply told that you are "smart," "intelligent," etc. when they succeed may generally adopt in achievement contexts, seeking to demonstrate how "smart," "intelligent," etc. they really are. a subsequent failure could then cause these youngsters to

According to dweck and her associates, children who are simply told that you are "smart," "intelligent," etc. when they succeed may generally adopt performance goals in achievement contexts, seeking to demonstrate how "smart," "intelligent," etc. they really are. a subsequent failure could then cause these youngsters to give up and act helpless.

Performance goals are temporary objectives established for certain tasks. They help invigorate people and indicate the right direction for them. It is important to establish the performance goals at the starting point of a management process. The performance goals need to be clearly stated and must be specific, measurable, acceptable, realistic and time bound.