A rat deprived of food will learn a new response even if it is given only a nonnutritive, saccharine-sweetened substance after performing the new response. This finding is most problematic for which theory of motivation?
A)drive
B)extrinsic
C)instinct
D)intrinsic

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Drive theory suggests that motivation is primarily the result of biological needs that demand satisfaction. The finding that a rat will learn a new response for a nonnutritive reward challenges this theory because the saccharine-sweetened substance does not satisfy a biological need, yet still motivates the rat to learn.

A Rat Deprived of Food Will Learn a New Response