When one's current GPA is several points lower than the GPA one had wished for at the beginning of the school year, what sort of motivational construct comes into existence?
A)arousal
B)difference
C)discrepancy
D)dissonance

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Discrepancy arises when there is a gap between one's current state (e.g., current GPA) and a desired state (e.g., the GPA one wished for), motivating actions to reduce the gap.

When One's Current GPA Is Several Points Lower Than the GPA