A Rat Deprived of Food Will Learn a New Response

question 9

Multiple Choice

A rat deprived of food will learn a new response even if it is given only a nonnutritive, saccharine-sweetened substance after performing the new response. This finding is most problematic for which theory of motivation?

• A)drive
• B)extrinsic
• C)instinct
• D)intrinsic

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Definitions:

Unconditional Positive Regard

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WAIS-III

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