The View That People Are Motivated to Maintain an Optimal

question 493

Multiple Choice

The view that people are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal that is neither too high nor too low is called:

• A) drive theory.
• B) arousal theory.
• C) incentive theory.
• D) humanistic theory.

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