At a recent visit to his doctor for a yearly checkup,Marlon learned that his blood pressure was moderately elevated."I won't put you on blood pressure medication yet," the doctor said,"but I need you to lose at least ten pounds in the next six months.Otherwise we will have to use medication to get your blood pressure back down." In the next six months,Marlon lost 20 pounds.This is an example of __________ motivation.
A) approach
B) drive
C) avoidance
D) hedonic

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This is an example of avoidance motivation, as Marlon was motivated to avoid the negative consequence of having to be on blood pressure medication by losing weight.

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