AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Drive Reduction Theory?
A
Organisms, especially humans, learn to perform behavior that have the effect of reducing their biological drives.
B
Individual learns behavior by observing the others.
C
Behavior is the function of its consequences, which means an individual develops a behavior after performing certain actions.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It posits that organisms are motivated to reduce drives to maintain homeostasis. Here, a drive is any internal state that motivates an organism to satisfy a need. Drive-reduction theory is based on the idea that the primary motivation behind all human behaviour is to reduce ‘drives. ‘

Detailed explanation-2: -A theory of motivation developed by Clark L. Hull, the Drive-Reduction Theory focuses on how motivation originates from biological needs or drives. In this theory, Hull proposed a person’s behaviour is an external display of his desire to satisfy his physical deficiencies.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the drive theory of motivation or drive theory, people behave a certain way to reduce the internal tension created in the body as a result of unfulfilled biological needs. The arousal or the state of inner tension that develops within the body due to these needs is known as a ‘drive’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thirst, hunger, and the need for warmth are all examples of drives. A drive creates an unpleasant state, a tension that needs to be reduced. In order to reduce this state of tension, humans and animals seek out ways to fulfill these biological needs. We get a drink when we are thirsty.

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