Alfred Adler would be most likely to endorse which of the following explanations for human behavior?

A. People are primarily motivated by their desires to seek pleasure and avoid pain.
B. People are primarily motivated by factors of which they are not consciously aware.
C. People are primarily motivated by sexual and aggressive instincts.
D. People are primarily motivated by purposes and goals.


Answer: D

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