Which statementmost accuratelydescribes how humans differ from other animals in terms of goals?

a. Humans are able to stop a given activity in order to resume pursuit of a previously pursued goal.
b. Humans have goals, while other animals do not.
c. Humans can be intrinsically motivated to strive for specific goals, while other animals only strive for goals because of extrinsic motivations.
d. Humans have fewer goals, but more well-defined ones.


A

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