While Drive-Reduction Theory Suggests That Behaviors Are Motivated by a Need

question 25

Multiple Choice

While drive-reduction theory suggests that behaviors are motivated by a need to reduce physiological disruptions in homeostasis,central-state theory explains drives by understanding them as corresponding to __________ activity.

• A) reproductive
• B) neural
• C) organizational
• D) adaptive

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Definitions:

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