Tim is a government employee who issues licences to new businesses. In order to speed up the process of obtaining the licence, an applicant offers a gift to Tim. Tim finds that he is now less motivated to help this applicant. In the context of the hedonic motive, which reason is MOST likely behind Tim's diminished motivation?
A) People wish to avoid the norm of reciprocity.
B) People do not like being excluded by others.
C) People easily lose motivation to perform an action.
D) People resent being bribed or threatened.
D) People resent being bribed or threatened.
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