Bindra proposed a model of behavior that emphasized the production of the _____ that activates goal-directed behaviors toward incentive objects.

A) central motive state
B) emotional motivation
C) energized field
D) self-induced motivational conditioning

Central Motive State

A hypothetical internal state that motivates behavior toward achieving a specific goal or satisfying a particular need.

Goal-Directed Behaviors

Actions taken by an individual or organism with the intention of achieving a specific outcome or fulfilling a particular purpose.

Bindra

A theorist known for contributing to the understanding of motivation and emotion through the concept of drive reduction.