Which of the Following Statements Is False About the Drive

question 172

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false about the drive reduction theory?

• A)It helps people know when it is time to get a glass of water.
• B)Drives such as hunger,thirst,and sexual frustration can help minimize our aversive states.
• C)It proposes that the stimulus affects the organism and the resulting response depending upon characteristics of both the organism and the stimulus.
• D)Certain drives can help us adjust our levels of psychological homeostasis in the way we want.

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

The additional joy or advantage obtained from using one more unit of a good or service.

Diminishing

A principle that refers to a decrease or reduction in the effectiveness, value, or quantity of something over time or under certain conditions.

Additional Unit

An incremental quantity of a product or service, typically considered in the context of production or consumption.

Substitution Effect

The change in the quantity demanded of a good that results from a change in price, making the good more or less expensive relative to other goods.