After being a heavy smoker for several years, you quit and don't have a cigarette for several months.While you hadn't cared for cigarettes all that much before you had started smoking, you now find yourself wanting a cigarette in certain situations.We can say that your drug craving is
A)a primary drive
B)an acquired (conditioned) drive
C)a social motive
D)due to physiological withdrawal

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The fact that the individual only experiences cravings in certain situations suggests that the craving is an acquired (conditioned) drive. This means that their smoking behavior has become associated with particular environmental or social cues, leading to the emergence of the craving in response to these cues. This process is a form of classical conditioning, where the presentation of a neutral stimulus (e.g., the situation) becomes associated with the drug-taking behavior and eventually elicits a conditioned response (e.g., the craving). While physiological withdrawal symptoms may also be present, they are not sufficient to explain the focused and context-specific nature of the cravings described in the scenario. Social motives could be relevant but are not as directly implicated in the scenario as the concept of acquired (conditioned) drive. Primary drives, which are innate biological needs such as hunger or thirst, do not fit the scenario as the desire for cigarettes was not present before the individual started smoking.

After Being a Heavy Smoker for Several Years, You Quit