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In psychology, motivation was first explained in terms of instinctive behaviour. Whose theory was this idea largely based on?

Correct answer A. Darwin

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Early instinct theories of motivation, such as those of McDougall and James, drew on Darwin's evolutionary view that behaviour is shaped by inherited, adaptive instincts.

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