People Are More Likely to Engage in a Behavior If

question 7

Multiple Choice

People are more likely to engage in a behavior if it is followed by a reward. According to Rotter, this is because the reward

• A) creates an association through operant conditioning.
• B) is delivered immediately after the behavior is enacted.
• C) changes the environment in which the behavior takes place.
• D) changes the expectancy that the behavior will lead to rewards in the future.

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