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A Rat Deprived of Food Will Learn a New Response

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A rat deprived of food will learn a new response even if it is given only a nonnutritive, saccharine-sweetened substance after performing the new response. This finding is most problematic for which theory of motivation?


Definitions:

Situated Identity

The concept that an individual's identity and social position are shaped by the context or environment in which they are situated.

Identity Degradation

A response to repeated or glaring failures that destroys the offender’s current identity and transforms him or her into a “lower” social type.

Tactical Impression Management

The selective use of self-presentation tactics by a person who wishes to manipulate the impressions that others form of him or her.

Alter-Casting

A tactic in social interaction where one person imposes a role or identity onto another person, often to influence behavior in a desired direction.

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