If You Give a Child Her Favorite Licorice Candy for Doing

question 129

Multiple Choice

If you give a child her favorite licorice candy for doing well in school, and she continues to do well in school, the licorice candy is

• A)a reward and a reinforcer.
• B)a reward, but not a reinforcer.
• C)a reinforcer, but not a reward.
• D)neither a reinforcer nor a reward.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Motive

A form of motivation driven by internal rewards, such as personal satisfaction, curiosity, or enjoyment, rather than external factors.

Biological Motive

An innate drive stemming from biological needs that motivates behavior, such as hunger, thirst, or the drive for sleep.

Homeostasis

is the process by which living organisms regulate their internal environment to maintain stable, optimal conditions despite external changes.

Drive-Reduction Theory

A theory of motivation suggesting that biological needs create internal states of tension or arousal—called drives—which organisms are motivated to reduce.