Seema had not eaten since morning. By afternoon she felt restless, so she left her desk and started looking for a canteen. Which stage of the motivation process is shown by her looking for a canteen?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Search behaviour
Option (1) Tension — Incorrect. Tension is the restlessness Seema felt because her need for food was not met. It comes before she starts looking.
Option (2) Drives — Incorrect. Tension stimulates drives, the inner push to act. The drives lead to the search; the looking itself is the next stage.
Option (3) Reduction of tension — Incorrect. Tension goes down only after the need is satisfied, that is, after she eats.
Option (4) Search behaviour — Correct. An unsatisfied need creates tension, which stimulates drives. The drives generate a search behaviour to satisfy the need. Seema leaving her desk to look for a canteen is this search.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Motivation Process: Motivation process is based on human needs. A simple model to explain motivation process is presented below. …” “Motivation Process: … An unsatisfied need of an individual creates tension which stimulates his or her drives. These drives generate a search behaviour to satisfy such need. If such need is satisfied, the individual is relieved of tension.”
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