Which of the following situations best illustrates how a stimulus motive can direct behavior?
A) A rat will learn a maze in order to get food.
B) Children who see an object new to their environment will usually pick it up and try to see how it works.
C) People who are used to eating dinner at 6 P. M. feel hungrier as dinnertime approaches.
D) Monkeys kept in a zoo will form male-female pairs, copulate, and rear their young.

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Stimulus motives are unlearned motives that push organisms to explore or manipulate their environment. Choice B illustrates this concept as it describes children's innate curiosity and tendency to explore new objects, which is a behavior driven by stimulus motives rather than a specific physiological need or learned behavior.

Which of the Following Situations Best Illustrates How a Stimulus