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    A Specific Need or Desire That Arouses an Organism and Directs
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A Specific Need or Desire That Arouses an Organism and Directs

Question 70

Question 70

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A specific need or desire that arouses an organism and directs its behavior toward a goal is known as a(n) ________.


A) incentive
B) stimulus
C) motive
D) behavior

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