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Which of the following terms is NOT used by behavior analysts to describe motivation?

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Answer:

Internal states

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an incomplete question, as the answering options are missing. The full question would be:

Which of the following terms is NOT used by behavior analysts to describe motivation?

  1. Satiation
  2. Aversive Stimulation
  3. Internal states
  4. Deprivation

The correct answer is 3, internal states.

Behavior analysts follow ideas of behavior psychologist B. F. Skinner who found that the "drive" behind the motivation is the environmental elements. These elements are following

  • Satiation
  • Deprivation
  • Aversive Stimulation

Skinner explicitly said that motivational drive doesn't come from internal states, for example, anger or thirst.

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