Molly lives in the desert but wants to be a surfer. her father promised her that if she gets straight a’s on her next report card, the family will vacation on the coast and she can learn to surf. if molly gets straight a’s on her next report card, then the surfing vacation has functioned as a

The answer is: The surfing vacation has functioned as an extrinsic motivator.  

Explanation:

Extrinsic motivation refers to a desire to perform a specific behavior in order to get something from it, like a reward, or to avoid something, like a punishment. Exstrinsic motivation comes from an external reinforcement.

In this case, Molly got straight A's on her report card because she wanted to go on the surfing vacation that her dad promised her if she got straight A's. Therefore, the surfing vacation serve as an extrinsic motivator.

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