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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.1
What does the drive-reduction theory propose about human motivation?
It proposes that physiological needs create an aroused state driving us to reduce it.
It proposes that humans are motivated by incentives or rewards.
It says that people strive for growth and personal fulfillment.
It claims that people have an optimal level of arousal they try to maintain.
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