Why Is Studying Motivation Difficult

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why is studying motivation difficult?

• A) Simply looking at behavior doesn't allow researchers to say much about motivation.
• B) People act in largely consistent ways, making distinguishing among possible motivators difficult to discern.
• C) Reading motivations from actions takes years of practice.
• D) Rapport building, necessary to motivational studies, is expensive and time consuming.

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A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

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The chemical formula for hydrogen iodide, a diatomic molecule.

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Potassium Hydroxide, a strong alkali used in various chemical processes and as a cleaning agent.