Marie's dorm room is a total mess, and Marie is so overwhelmed, she doesn't know how to fix it. Marie's older sister tells her t
o start by putting dirty clothes in the hamper and folding the clean ones, and then to move on to putting away books and papers. Marie's sister is using _____ to help Marie solve her problem.
Marie's sister is using <u>subgoals</u> to help Marie solve her problem.
Explanation:
A goal can be described as any wish or ambition of a person which he/she tries to accomplish. Subgoals are the mini-goal steps that a person takes to move towards his/her goal.
As in the above scenario, Marie's goal is to clear the total mess of her dorm room. Her sister helps her by assigning small sub-goals to reach Marie's task. She tells her to start with a sub-goal of putting dirty clothes in the hamper. When that goal is achieved, a next sub-goal of putting away books and papers is taken over. Hence, these sub-goals will eventually make Marie complete her goal.
