As I Look Over the Menu in a Restaurant, I

question 118

Multiple Choice

As I look over the menu in a restaurant, I select a cheeseburger rather than spaghetti and meatballs. Both meals are approximately the same portion size and each provides the same caloric value. Which of the following theories is most useful for explaining why I choose one dish over another?

• A) Behavioral bliss point approach
• B) Incentive motivation
• C) The Premack principle
• D) The response deprivation hypothesis

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