Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Examples of primary drives include hunger and thirst.
2. The tendency of the body to maintain a steady internal state is called homeostasis.
3. Acquired drives can be learned through experience.
4. Incentive motivation is defined as external arousal produced by stimuli associated with the reward.
5. Excitatory potential motivates behavior.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False
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