Hull suggested that disruptions to an organism's internal physiological equilibrium, also known as ______________, motivates an organism to behave in a certain way in order to reduce tension. Hull refers to this as ______________.
A)homeostasis; drive theory
B)instincts; intrinsic motivation theory
C)intrinsic motivation; drive theory
D)homeostasis; intrinsic motivation theory
E)none of the these

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Hull's theory, known as drive theory, posits that disruptions to homeostasis create physiological needs that result in psychological drive states that motivate an organism to behave in ways that will reduce the drive, thereby returning the organism to homeostasis.

Hull Suggested That Disruptions to an Organism's Internal Physiological Equilibrium