Imagine you are a male three-spined stickleback (a fish). You come across a nest of unfertilized three-spined stickleback eggs and you can't help but do a particular dance and then go ahead and fertilize the eggs. Which theory of motivation accounts for your behavior?
A. Arousal theory
B. Behavioral doctrine
C. Drive reduction theory
D. Instinct doctrine
Answer: D
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