Theorists who emphasized instincts in the past, or who advocate ethology today are most likely to use which approach to the study of motivation?
A) cognitive
B) mechanistic
C) innate
D) acquired

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The approach that emphasizes instincts and ethology is most likely to focus on innate factors in motivation, which are biologically determined and hardwired into an organism's behavior. This is in contrast to acquired factors, which are learned through experience, and cognitive or mechanistic factors, which focus on mental processes or mechanisms underlying motivation.

Theorists Who Emphasized Instincts in the Past, or Who Advocate