EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During 1950s,psychologists began to be disenchanted with the drive reduction theory of motivation as an explanation of.
A
All types of behaviour
B
Only certain types of physiological behaviour
C
Only certain types of psychological behaviour
D
Both physiological and psychological behaviour
E
Social behaviour
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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’.

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