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Motivation - ANSWER-the process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met Extrinsic Motivation - ANSWER-A desire to perform a behavior due to promised rewards or threats of punishment Intrinsic Motivation - ANSWER-A desire to perform a behavior for its own sake- interest / enjoyment in task itself (Evolutionary) Instinct Theory - ANSWER-Genetically predisposed: inherited patterns of behavior that are unlearned; baby...

Motivations - ANSWER-- Feelings or ideas that cause us to act toward a goal Instincts - ANSWER-- Automatic behaviors performed in response to specific stimuli. - Even though psychologists debate whether humans are born with any instincts, they agree that our behavior is also motivated by other biological and psychological factors Drive Reduction Theory - ANSWER-- States that our behavior is motivated by biological needs. - A need is one of our requirements for survival (e.g., food, w...