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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.1
How did Drive Reduction Theory advance our understanding of human behavior compared to previous theories?
By arguing that humans are only motivated by pleasure-seeking behaviors.
By proposing that physiological needs create an aroused state driving us towards reducing this discomfort or tension.
By stating that human behavior is purely driven by unconscious desires.
By emphasizing only social relationships as motivational factors in human behavior.
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