When we are pulled toward something like taking a recreational drug, even if no specific drive or arousal system has been activated to push us there, we are most likely motivated by
A) drive-reduction
B) optimal arousal
C) incentives
D) extrinsic motivation

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Incentives refer to external rewards or stimuli that motivate behavior even when internal drives or arousal states are not activated. This concept explains why individuals might be drawn to activities such as recreational drug use for the pleasure or reward they anticipate, rather than to satisfy a basic physiological need or reduce a biological drive.

When We Are Pulled Toward Something Like Taking a Recreational