In Crespi's (1942) Study, Rats That Suddenly Received Smaller Rewards

question 27

Multiple Choice

In Crespi's (1942) study, rats that suddenly received smaller rewards for running slowed down, and rats that suddenly received larger rewards ran faster. These results show that:

• A) Hull's concept of drive is true
• B) incentives influence learning
• C) incentives influence performance
• D) incentives are the same as motivation

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