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MOTIVATION AP Psychology Homework Motivation: Behavior versus Inferences When placed near object X, a rat repeatedly runs to object Y. Student A says the rat "fears object X". Student B feels the rat "likes object Y". Student C believes that most behavior is energized by more than one motive operating simultaneously and therefore, indicates that the rat both "fears object X and likes object Y". Student D, who is a strict behaviorist, suggest that students A, B, and C are engaging in anthropomorphism and that all one can say is that "the rat runs from X to Y". Questions: 1. Assuming that objects X and Y are small and
easily moved about by you, how would you determine 2. What inferences and behavior definitions are involved in testing the students' hypotheses?
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