Bryan has been recovering from a series of painful cancer treatments and recently injured his arm in an accident. Despite these hardships, he has decided to participate in the charity bicycle ride from Toronto to Pittsburgh. Bryan’s behavior is best explained by what theory of motivation??

a. ?Existence, relatedness, growth (ERG) theory
b. ?Maslow’s needs hierarchy
c. ?Cannon's central theory
d. ?Drive reduction theory


ANSWER:
a

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