When You Change Your Study Goals to Make Less Work

question 1

Multiple Choice

When you change your study goals to make less work than you planned seem like enough to be satisfied with yourself,you are using the principle of

• A) hedonic adaptation.
• B) classical conditioning.
• C) behavior modification.
• D) systematic desensitization.

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