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You just stuffed yourself with a hot dog, a large tub of popcorn, and a chocolate bar while watching a two-hour movie. When you come out of the theater, you smell the cinnamon buns across the mall and decide to get one even though you are not hungry. This can best be explained by _____.

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Answer: incentive theory

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What is an incentive theory ?

According to psychologists people are drawn to behaviours that will reward them or that will reward their desires .

From the text above , this person is drawn to the smell of cinnamon buns because it will reward his craving so he approaches the place to buy the cinnamon buns even though he is already full.

This lingering desire of some cravings is drawing the person towards cinnamon bun knowing his cravings will be rewarded with satisfaction after eating .

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