Clark Hull's drive-reduction theory states that:
A) organisms seek to increase stimulation.
B) primary drives are triggered in a state of satiety.
C) humans learn to engage in behaviors that reduce a state of arousal.
D) pain cannot trigger arousal and activate behavior.
C
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