The Reward for a Behavior Can Occur Immediately or Be

Multiple Choice

The reward for a behavior can occur immediately or be delayed, such as a good grade on a course paper is delivered the next day or is delivered the next week. What does the means-end-fusion model predict?

A) Either grade delivery equally increases the student's interest in the writing process.
B) The immediate grade raises the enjoyment of the writing process more.
C) The delayed grade raises intrinsic motivation for the writing process more.
D) The means-end fusion model makes no predictions.