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Jipu 123

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As I look over the menu in a restaurant, I select a cheeseburger rather than spaghetti and meatballs. Both meals are approximately the same portion size and each provides the same caloric value. Which of the following theories is most useful for explaining why I choose one dish over another?
 
  A) Behavioral bliss point approach
  B) Incentive motivation
  C) The Premack principle
  D) The response deprivation hypothesis

Question 2

Tran often drinks diet soft drinks when he is thirsty because he likes the taste of such drinks. This is best described as an example of
 
  A) incentive motivation.
  B) drive reduction.
  C) behavioral bliss.
  D) the Premack principle.



nickk12214

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A



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