Although your mother had to nag you to clean your room as a child, she always praised your effort when you finished cleaning your room. Her comments likely ________ your intrinsic motivation to maintain a clean and hygienic environment as an adult without being nagged.

A. eliminated
B. decreased
C. increased
D. downgraded

Answer: C

Psychology

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Psychology

Low-SES young people in Western nations who experience a limited or nonexistent emerging adulthood

A) tend to postpone marriage and parenthood. B) typically delay financial independence. C) establish a fulfilling career much earlier than their higher-SES peers. D) often encounter a "floundering period" during which they alternate between unemployment and dead-end, low-paying jobs.

Psychology