People who are in the approach bucket (1) may have a tendency to be more motivated by behaviors that are positively reinforcing. People who are in the avoid bucket (2) may have a tendency to be more motivated by behaviors that are negatively reinforcing. People who are in neither bucket (3) may be more in the middle—not pulled or pushed into a positively or negatively reinforcing pathway/tendency by pleasant and unpleasant situations as much as the others.
