True or False Statements on Motivation Theories

Statement 1: Drive theories emphasise how internal states pull people in certain directions, while incentive theories emphasise how external stimuli push people in certain directions.
- True: Drive theories focus on internal factors, such as physiological needs and states that create tension (e.g., hunger, thirst), which direct behavior. In contrast, incentive theories highlight the role of external stimuli and rewards that motivate behavior.
Statement 2: People have a limited number of biological needs, and people all over the world share the same basic biological motives.
- True: There are fundamental biological needs such as hunger, thirst, and the need for shelter that are common across all humans, reflecting basic motives that drive behavior universally.
Statement 3: When given a choice among various tasks, individuals with a high need for achievement will tend to choose the most difficult task, to maximise their feeling of achievement.
- True: Individuals with a high need for achievement (nAch) are typically driven to pursue challenging tasks that offer opportunities for success. They prefer tasks that are neither too easy nor too hard, as they seek to attain a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction from overcoming challenges.