Question

An incentive is a: Your answer: a) state of arousal triggered by deprivation. b) state of deprivation that triggers arousal. c) basic need listed on the lower levels of Maslow's hierarchy. d) positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior. e) rigidly patterned behavior characteristic of an entire species.

Answer 1

An incentive is a basic need entered into the lower levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy.

Option c

Explanation:

The first and second option state the same thing, that is a state of deprivation that leads to arousal, thus unable to make one of them the right answer as it implies the other. Then, incentive has nothing to do with environmental stimuli, thus negating that possibility.

An incentive is not a behaviour as well, thus leaving the only option being a need listed in the comparatively lower levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The Maslow’s hierarchy is a triangle with the needs of a human being stored at different levels on basis of their importance and an incentive occurs on the lower levels of this hierarchy as it is overshadowed by other concepts like self-learning.