Which characteristic is important when setting goals? they are phrased as a question. they describe the skills possessed. they are clear and measurable. they are general instead of overly specific.

The characteristic which is important when setting goals is they are general instead of overly specific.

Therefore, the correct answer to the question is option D.

Explanation:

Setting of goal is important task for a person to complete his aim. This could be in any field like for study purpose, for physical fitness, for sports, etc.  one should keep in mind while setting the goal that it should be general state of overly specific about a particular thing.

Also he must seek guidance from an expert of that particular field so that he could take less time for the achieving the goal and with minimum error

b is the correct answer