How Do Psychologists Define Motivation

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Multiple Choice

How do psychologists define motivation?

• A) a condition that directs behaviour toward arousal
• B) a condition that directs behaviour toward a goal
• C) a condition that satisfies an emotional desire
• D) a condition that directs behaviour for survival

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Definitions:

Cell Division

The process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells, critical for growth, repair, and reproduction in organisms.

Morphogen

Any chemical agent thought to govern the processes of cell differentiation and pattern formation that lead to morphogenesis.

Maternal Effect Genes

Genes whose expression in the mother's egg controls the phenotype of the offspring, regardless of the offspring's own genotype.

Metastatic Tumors

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