Which Statement About Behavior Is True

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which statement about behavior is true?

• A) Motivation is necessary for instrumental but not classical conditioning to occur.
• B) Motivation is necessary for learning to take place but not for performance to occur.
• C) Reinforcement contingencies and occasion setters cannot account for all the variability in behavior.
• D) Motivation has drive reduction at its base.

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