Does the Drive-Reduction Approach Offer a Comprehensive Account of Motivation

question 85

Multiple Choice

Does the drive-reduction approach offer a comprehensive account of motivation? Which of the following explains it?

• A)No.The drive-reduction approach explains how primary drives motivate behavior but fails to satisfactorily explain a behavior in which the goal is to increase arousal level.
• B)No.The drive-reduction approach fails to account for many motives,including physiological ones.
• C)Yes.The drive-reduction approach offers a satisfactory explanation of not only physiological motives,but also offers a satisfactory explanation for more psychologically oriented ones.
• D)Yes.The drive-reduction approach has been empirically supported.

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