According to the Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology section "Using Learning Principles to Improve Self-Control," to help motivate yourself to finish your history term paper on time, you should:
a. provide yourself with a reinforcing stimulus before you begin, so you won't be distracted.
b. plan to reward yourself with a reinforcing stimulus when your term paper is complete.
c. frequently fantasize about all the enjoyable things you could be doing instead of writing your term paper, to make the process more enjoyable.
d. reduce your stress level by ignoring the deadline and adopt a flexible approach to writing the paper. Chapter
Answer: b. plan to reward yourself with a reinforcing stimulus when your term paper is complete.
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