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:

AFC

Average Fixed Costs, which represent the fixed costs per unit of output, calculated by dividing total fixed costs by the number of units produced.

AVC

Average Variable Cost (AVC) is the total variable costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced, reflecting the cost per unit of varying the level of output.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or volume of production in a business.