Joan loses her keys, gets very upset, ends up being late to work and then is informed that she will have to come in on the weekend to make up the time. From the behavioral perspective, what is the antecedent?

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According to the behavioral perspective, the antecedent is the event that triggers a behavior. In this scenario, losing the keys is the event that triggered Joan's behavior (being upset, being late for work, and having to go to work on the weekend). Therefore, A is the correct answer.

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