Which of the following situations best illustrates how a stimulus motive can direct behavior?
a. A rat will learn a maze in order to get food.
b. Children who see an object new to their environment will usually pick it up and try to see how it works.
c. People who are used to eating dinner at 6 P. M. feel hungrier as dinnertime approaches.
d. Monkeys kept in a zoo will form male-female pairs, copulate, and rear their young.
Answer: b
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