Incentive and motivational processes:
A) affect performance of an observed behavior but not attentional or retention processes.
B) affect attentional and retention processes but not performance of the desired behavior.
C) influence attentional and retention processes as well as performance of the desired behavior.
D) are mandatory for observational learning to occur and the learned behavior to be replicated.

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Incentive and motivational processes can influence attentional and retention processes by directing the observer's attention to important aspects of the behavior and making the behavior more memorable. These processes can also affect the performance of the desired behavior by increasing the observer's motivation to replicate the behavior. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer.

Incentive and Motivational Processes