Often,at the end of a long soccer practice,Roland has told himself that he must love soccer because he works so hard at it.One day,his high school soccer coach says that Roland is good enough to get a full soccer scholarship to college.Now Roland leaves long practices telling himself that he is working this hard to earn a scholarship.He finds that he now enjoys soccer less.Bem's self-perception theory would explain Roland's behavior by saying that:
A) he no longer feels that he is choosing to practice and play
B) he is afraid that he will start losing matches and look bad to scouts
C) winning the scholarship has become the reason for playing soccer
D) playing has become work, not pleasure

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Bem's self-perception theory suggests that individuals infer their attitudes and emotions based on their behavior. In this case, Roland previously believed he loved soccer because he worked hard at it, but now that he has a specific external motive (earning a scholarship), his attitude towards soccer has changed, and he may only see it as a means to an end (winning the scholarship). Therefore, winning the scholarship has become the reason for playing soccer (C).

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