Achieving a challenging goal and enjoying the experience of achieving a challenging goal serve to develop our sense of industriousness. According to the research on learned industriousness, why is this so?
A) the delayed reinforcement associated with the achievement and enjoyment
B) the long-range focus associated with the achievement and enjoyment
C) the primary reinforcement associated with the achievement and enjoyment
D) the secondary reinforcement associated with the achievement and enjoyment

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Learned industriousness theory suggests that the sense of satisfaction and reward we get from achieving challenging goals acts as a form of secondary reinforcement. This reinforcement strengthens our willingness to exert effort toward difficult tasks in the future, thereby developing our sense of industriousness.

Achieving a Challenging Goal and Enjoying the Experience of Achieving