One shortcoming of incentive theories is that they:
A) describe but fail to explain behavior.
B) fail to explain behaviors that are not primarily motivated by any kind of external incentive.
C) only explain behaviors that have internal incentives as motivators.
D) can account for the initiation and persistence of behavior, but fail to account for the intensity of behavior.

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Incentive theories focus on external incentives as motivators and may not be able to explain behaviors that are not primarily motivated by such incentives, such as altruistic behavior or behavior driven by internal psychological states.

One Shortcoming of Incentive Theories Is That They