Question

268. If a person does not eat for a period of time, it causes a need for food. Th is

need produces a state of tension. Th e tension energizes the person to act in
some way to find food, thereby returning the body to homeostasis. This is
an example of:
(A) Intrinsic action pattern
(B) Sympathetic nervous system
(C) Extrinsic motivation
(D) Drive reduction theory
(E) Biological needs

Answer 1

The need for food that arises when a person does not eat for a period of time and the corresponding drive state to find food is an example of D) Drive Reduction Theory.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement described in the question is an example of the D) Drive Reduction Theory.

According to this theory, when a person does not eat for a period of time and experiences hunger, it creates a tension or drive state that motivates the person to find food and return the body to homeostasis.

This theory suggests that physiological needs drive our behavior. Hunger is a physiological need that arises when blood sugar levels drop below normal.

This need for food produces a drive state (i.e., hunger) that energizes the person to act in some way to find food. Once the person eats and eliminates the hunger, the body returns to homeostasis and the tension is reduced.