If a Father Were to Tell His 16-Year-Old Son, "You

question 507

Multiple Choice

If a father were to tell his 16-year-old son, "You can use the family car on Saturday if you mow the lawn on Friday," and if the son mows the lawn on Friday, we would describe the son's lawn-mowing as:

• A)contingency shaped behavior
• B)intrinsically motivated behavior
• C)rule-governed behavior
• D)self-managed behavior

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A neurotransmitter that plays a key role in the brain's reward system and is involved in regulating mood, motivation, and attention.