Practice question · Put in order
Order the drive-reduction cycle, from deficit to relief.
- It creates an aroused psychological drive (hunger)
- A physiological need arises (e.g. low blood sugar)
- The drive motivates goal-directed behavior (seeking food)
- Satisfying the drive restores homeostasis and relieves the arousal
Hints
- The bodily NEED comes before the psychological DRIVE it produces.
- Homeostasis is restored at the END, once the behavior has reduced the drive.
Show the answer
- A physiological need arises (e.g. low blood sugar)
- It creates an aroused psychological drive (hunger)
- The drive motivates goal-directed behavior (seeking food)
- Satisfying the drive restores homeostasis and relieves the arousal
Why
A physiological need creates a drive, which motivates behavior that restores homeostasis and relieves the arousal. Drive-reduction frames motivation as a PUSH: the uncomfortable drive pushes behavior until the deficit is corrected.
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