Editing Goal setting (section)

===Goals and traits===
On a basic level, the two types of goals are ''learning goals'' and ''performance goals''; each possesses different traits associated with the selected goal.<ref name="Locke and Latham 2006"/><ref name="GrantLearningGoals"/>

''Learning goals'' involve tasks where skills and knowledge can be acquired, whereas ''performance goals'' involve easy-to-accomplish tasks that will make one appear successful (thus tasks where error and judgment may be possible are avoided).

A more complex trait-mediation study is the one conducted by Lee, Sheldon, and Turban (2003),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Felissa K. |last2=Sheldon |first2=Kennon M. |last3=Turban |first3=Daniel B. |title=Personality and the goal-striving process: the influence of achievement goal patterns, goal level, and mental focus on performance and enjoyment |journal=[[Journal of Applied Psychology]] |date=April 2003 |volume=88 |issue=2 |pages=256–265 |doi=10.1037/0021-9010.88.2.256 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10773182 |pmid=12731709|s2cid=7832798 }}</ref> which yielded the following results:

*''Amotivated orientation'' (low confidence in one's capabilities) is associated with goal-avoidance motivation, and more generally, associated with lower goals levels and lower performance.
*''Control orientation'' (extrinsic motivation) is associated with both avoidance and approach goals. Approach goals are associated with higher goal levels and higher performance.
*''Autonomy goals'' (intrinsic motivation) leads to mastery goals, enhanced focus, and therefore enhanced performance.