When he misses lunch, August knows he is experiencing a state of deficiency. Pretty soon, he starts to feel hungry and he goes to a deli to eat. August was motivated to eat because he experienced the psychological state called a(n) , which will reduce his state of deficiency.

When he misses lunch, August knows he is experiencing a state of deficiency. Pretty soon, he starts to feel hungry and he goes to a deli to eat. August was motivated to eat because he experienced the psychological state called a(n) drive which will reduce his state of deficiency.

Explanation:

According to Drive reduction theory :

Drive : State of tension produced by a need (motivates an organism towards a goal)

Need : Biological or psychological requirement of an organism for example oxygen, food, social approval.

Hence in the above mentioned scenario,  August was motivated to eat because he experienced the psychological state called a(n) drive which will reduce his state of deficiency.

Drive

Explanation:

Drive is a psychological state which help to direct a person behaviour in order to meet their need thereby drawing them back to what will be of benefit to them as well as directing the attention of the person toward activities that satisfy their needs for example been thirty draws attention toward water which is why negative state of tension is often created when these needs are not satisfied and immediately these need are satisfied, the DRIVE is tend to reduced and the person returns to a state of relaxation which was why August was motivated to eat because he experienced the psychological state called a(n) DRIVE, which will reduce his state of deficiency.

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