Arrange the following in correct order of Motivation Process:
(A) Unsatisfied Need
(B) Search Behavior
(C) Drives
(D) Tension
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (D), (C), (B)
(A) Unsatisfied Need — first. Motivation starts with a need that has not been met, such as hunger.
(D) Tension — second. The unmet need makes the person restless and uneasy. This uneasiness is tension.
(C) Drives — third. Tension stirs up the person’s drives, the inner urges that push him to act.
(B) Search Behavior — fourth. The drives lead him to look for a way to meet the need, as a hungry person goes looking for food. When the need is met, the tension goes away.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “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.” |