Which statement about behavior is true?
A) Motivation is necessary for instrumental but not classical conditioning to occur.
B) Motivation is necessary for learning to take place but not for performance to occur.
C) Reinforcement contingencies and occasion setters cannot account for all the variability in behavior.
D) Motivation has drive reduction at its base.

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Reinforcement contingencies and occasion setters, while influential, cannot account for all the variability in behavior because behavior is also influenced by factors such as genetics, past experiences, and current context, making it impossible for these mechanisms alone to predict or explain all behavioral variations.

Which Statement About Behavior Is True