module 52 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| instinct | a complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned. |
| Physiological needs | a basic bodily requirement. |
| Drive-reduction theory | the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need. |
| homeostasis | a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level. |
| incentives | a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior. |
| Yerkes-Dodson law | the principle that performance increases with arousal only up to a point, beyond which performance decreases. |
| hierarchy of needs | Maslow’s pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active. |
| motivations | a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior. |
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