AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need. A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior. The need to live up to one’s fullest and unique potential.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition: The arousal theory of motivation suggests that people are driven to perform actions in order to maintain an optimum level of physiological arousal. According to the arousal theory of motivation, each person has a unique arousal level that is right for them.

Detailed explanation-3: -A need is a state of deprivation or deficiency. A drive is a state of bodily tension such as hunger or thirst that arises from an unmet needs. The satisfaction of a drive is called drive reduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -drive, in psychology, an urgent basic need pressing for satisfaction, usually rooted in some physiological tension, deficiency, or imbalance (e.g., hunger and thirst) and impelling the organism to action.