Instinct failed as a grand theory of motivation primarily because:
A)it could explain only specific phenomena such as effort, self-control, and self-regulation.
B)it proved to be as mysterious and difficult to explain as was the motivation it supposedly generated.
C)its underlying explanatory logic was exposed as circular.
D)it focused only on explaining the direction of behavior, not the energization of behavior.

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Instinct theory was criticized for being circular because it often explained behavior by simply naming it as an instinct, without providing a deeper understanding or mechanism for the behavior.

Instinct Failed as a Grand Theory of Motivation Primarily Because