Some students work hard in school in order to get high grades. Based on this information, these students are motivated by ___________.

High grades are rewards that students hope to earn, so they act as incentives. Incentives are external rewards or outcomes that motivate behavior; homeostasis is maintaining internal balance, drives are internal states of need, and instincts are inborn behaviors. The best answer is incentives.

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