Experiments have shown that monkeys will work quite hard to peer through a window at such things as model trains going around.What best explains why they will do this?
A) It satisfies a homeostatic drive.
B) It provides novel stimulation.
C) It satisfies the Yerkes-Dodson law.
D) Watching fulfills a biological incentive.

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Peering through a window at something like model trains provides novelty and stimulation to the monkeys, which could be a motivating factor. They are likely not motivated by homeostatic needs or biological incentives, and the Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that too much stimulation could actually reduce their motivation.

Experiments Have Shown That Monkeys Will Work Quite Hard to Peer