Arousal Theories of Motivation State That ____

question 203

Multiple Choice

Arousal theories of motivation state that ____.

• A) arousal drives us toward engaging in survival-related behaviors
• B) we all seek to maintain an optimal level of arousal
• C) we are all motivated to maximize our arousal
• D) arousal drives are driven by society, not the individual

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Definitions:

Acquisition

The process of gaining a new skill, knowledge, behavior, or object through experience, practice, or the act of obtaining.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is withheld or the stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Generalization

The process of applying the knowledge or response acquired from specific stimuli to similar stimuli.