GOAL-SETTING THEORY:

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AS A STUDENT

EDMOND HUI PSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION

WEVE ALL EXPERIENCED IT

Failed Diets
New Years resolutions
You can initially lose
5 to 10 percent of your
weight on any number
of diets, but then the
weight comes back,
(Traci Mann)
GOAL-SETTING THEORY

How can we find a way to effectively lose weight?

WHAT IS GOAL-SETTING THEORY?
Goal-Setting Theory is a motivation and goal setting
research by Dr. Edwin Locke

Requires
Clarity
Challenge
Commitment
Feedback
Task Complexity

Goal: work out in the gym for 1 hour every day for 3
months to try to lose 25 pounds. Eat 3 healthy meals of
chicken breast and rice a day. After every 2 weeks weigh
myself to see if I get any lighter and adjust my goals
accordingly.
WHY GOALS ARE IMPORTANT

Goal Setting theory helps regulate behavior

Direction
Persistence
Intensity
Strategy

Goal energize performance by motivating people to exert

effort in line with the goal
Goals motivate people to persist in activities through time
Goals direct peoples attention to relevant behaviors and
outcomes (Locke & Latham 1960)
 THANK YOU
Remember to work towards
definite goals that push you
to do your best. Good goals
should encourage
achievement and keep you
motivated.
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