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The Most Distinctive Feature of the Shakers Was Their Commitment

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The most distinctive feature of the Shakers was their commitment to ________.


Definitions:

Drive-Reduction Principle

A theory in psychology that posits motivation arises from biological needs that drive an individual to act in ways that reduce the drive and bring about a steady state.

Extrinsic Motivation

The desire to behave in a certain way to gain some external reward or to avoid some undesirable consequence.

Drive

An internal state of tension or arousal that is brought about by an underlying need and that an organism is motivated to reduce.

Tension

The state of being stretched tight, which can refer to physical objects or describe psychological strain and stress.

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