1. Motivation is necessary for self-regulation and behavior modification because if one isn’t driven to change behaviors, then one cannot change. Motivation is a willingness to do and achieve something. It leads to self-regulation, and the self-regulation promotes learning, which leads to a perception of greater competence.
2. The statement that self-regulation involves planning, performing, and evaluating one’s goals is true. Self-regulation is the process of understanding current behaviors and changing them. Because of this, knowledge is necessary for self-regulation and behavior modification.
3. The statement that Critics of behavior modification programs claim that new behavior can stop when reinforcers are no longer provided is true. Behavior-modification is the self-implemented behavior program that helps people change their behavior.
4. The statement A. Being easily distracted by events unrelated to one’s goal can interfere with goal accomplishment, demonstrate why it is important to practice maintaining one’s attention during the performance phase of self-regulation. A person must stay focused on his/her goal in order to achive the desired behavioral change.
