Which term refers to drives learned through experience, like money or social approval?

Which term refers to drives learned through experience, like money or social approval?

• A. Primary Drives
• B. Drive
• C. Acquired (Secondary) Drives
• D. Instincts

Answer: (C)

Drives come in two broad kinds: those that are biological needs we’re born with, like hunger or thirst, and those that come from learning and experience. Money, social approval, and other rewards teach us to work toward things not because we literally need them to survive, but because we’ve learned they lead to desirable outcomes. That learning aspect is what defines secondary (acquired) drives. They arise from experience and reinforcement, shaping behavior over time. The other options don’t fit as neatly. Primary drives are the innate biological needs we must satisfy directly. A general term like drive doesn’t specify whether the motivation is learned or innate. Instincts refer to inherited, automatic patterns of behavior rather than motivations shaped by experience.

Drives come in two broad kinds: those that are biological needs we’re born with, like hunger or thirst, and those that come from learning and experience. Money, social approval, and other rewards teach us to work toward things not because we literally need them to survive, but because we’ve learned they lead to desirable outcomes. That learning aspect is what defines secondary (acquired) drives. They arise from experience and reinforcement, shaping behavior over time.

The other options don’t fit as neatly. Primary drives are the innate biological needs we must satisfy directly. A general term like drive doesn’t specify whether the motivation is learned or innate. Instincts refer to inherited, automatic patterns of behavior rather than motivations shaped by experience.