Biological Motivation

An incentive is

• rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of an entire species

• State of deprivation that triggers arousal

• positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

• State of arousal triggered by deprivation

• basic need listed on the lower levels of Maslow's heirarchy

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce:

• homeostasis.
• a drive.
• an instinct.
• the set point.

Motivational theory that focuses on internal states of tension, such as hunger, that motivate us to pursue actions that reduce tension

• Drive reduction theory
• Instinct theory
• Arousal theory
• Incentive theory

Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory?

• eating food that tastes bad

• going swimming on a hot day

• eating when you are not hungry

• taking a nap when you are drowsy

Motivation is defined by psychologists as

• an impulse to accomplish something of significance.
• a basic bodily requirement.
• a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.
• the underlying cause of all our behaviors.

The tendency of the body to maintain a steady state of functioning is called _______________.

• intrinsic motivation

• equilibrium

• homeostasis

• drive reduction

A complex, unlearned, and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a

species is called a(n)

• homeostatis.

• drive.

• instinct.

• incentive.

When you lack something it is called a(n) _________ 

• drive
• instinct
• need

An internal condition that turns an individual toward a specific goal is a(n) ______

• drive
• need
• pull

The tendency for one's body to return to  a balanced state is called:

• satisfaction
• deprivation
• homeostasis