In Order to Improve Mike's Grades, His Mother Has Been

question 398

Multiple Choice

In order to improve Mike's grades, his mother has been using various reinforcements to encourage studying and the completion of homework. She has observed that playing a board game with him is worth more to Mike than buying him a toy or candy. That Mike considers his mother's time more important to him than a toy or treat illustrates Julian Rotter's concept of

• A)reinforcement value.
• B)self-efficacy.
• C)the psychological situation.
• D)an expectancy.

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