"If you all do well on the exam,I will let you skip one of the quizzes that I had planned for the rest of the semester," Professor Hollister tells his class.This sort of promise is an example of a(n)__________ motive,which gives a reward for acting in a certain way.

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This is an example of a hedonic motive, which is based on the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. In this case, the reward (skipping a quiz) is offered as an incentive for good performance, appealing to the students' desire for pleasure (less work) or avoidance of pain (stress from taking the quiz).

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