In the Drive-Reduction Theory, Motivation Decreases Once _____ Occurs

question 113

Multiple Choice

In the drive-reduction theory, motivation decreases once _____ occurs.

• A) exhaustion
• B) reward
• C) homeostasis
• D) punishment

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a benefit to consumers equal to the cost of producing it.

Producer Surplus

The variance between the price producers are willing to take for a good or service and the price they end up receiving.

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between the price consumers are ready to offer for a good or service and the price they end up paying.

Marginal Benefit

The enhanced enjoyment or utility gained from the consumption of one extra unit of a good or service.