Question

Janis wants to keep a clean home so she can have friends over. Although cleaning isn't the most enjoyable activity to her she discovers something interesting: when she sweeps the kitchen she then feels like putting more effort into cleaning the rest of the day. How might we describe this in psychological terms

Answer 1

This can be described as a commitment.

Step-by-step explanation:

From a psychological point of view, we can say that when Janis swept the kitchen's floor, she committed herself to have a clean house so that she can invite her friends. She is directing her activities to reach a goal and is easier because after sweeping the kitchen she is mentally predisposed to reach her goal of keeping the house clean.