Question

Our ability to achieve long-term goals depends not only on our achievement motivation, –, and ability to delay gratification, but also on our –, which is a deep passion for our goals and a willingness to work toward them even when faced with hardships and pitfalls. people who lack this trait tend to give up or get sidetracked by new interests.

Answer 1

The answers are self efficacy and grit.

Answer 2

The correct answer would be the following: Our ability to achieve long-term goals depends not only on our achievement motivation, sense of Self-Efficacy, and ability to delay gratification, but also on our grit.  The sense of Self-Efficacy is the an individual's belief in her/his potential to reach a determined goal. To have grit, it to have courage and the ability to resolve, to show strength and determination of character. This is why both of these personality traits are going to be helpful when trying to achieve a long-term goal.