The first two theoretical approaches to motivation that attained prominence in the history of modern psychology were:
A)the instinct approach, then self-determination theory.
B)self-determination theory, then the drive approach.
C)the drive approach, then the instinct approach.
D)the instinct approach, then the drive approach.

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The instinct approach, which suggests that behavior is motivated by innate instincts, was the first theoretical approach to motivation in modern psychology. It was later replaced by the drive approach, which suggests that behavior is motivated by internal drives such as hunger and thirst. Therefore, option D, "the instinct approach, then the drive approach," is the correct answer.

The First Two Theoretical Approaches to Motivation That Attained Prominence