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driveIn psychology, an urgent need pressing for satisfaction, usually rooted in some physiological deficiency or imbalance (e.g., hunger and thirst) and impelling the organism to action. Psychologists distinguish between drives that are innate and directly related to basic physiological needs (e.g., food, air, and water) and drives that are learned (e.g., drug addiction). Among the other drives psychologists have identified are achievement, affection, affiliation, exploration, manipulation, maternity, pain avoidance, sex, and sleep. drive(1) An electromechanical device that contains and reads and writes magnetic disks, optical discs or magnetic tapes. See magnetic disk, optical disc and magnetic tape. drive 1. a road for vehicles, esp a private road leading to a house 2. Brit a large gathering of persons to play cards, etc. 3. Psychol a motive or interest, such as sex, hunger, or ambition, that actuates an organism to attain a goal 4. a. the means by which force, torque, motion, or power is transmitted in a mechanism b. (as modifier): a drive shaft 5. a search for and chasing of game towards waiting guns 6. Electronics the signal applied to the input of an amplifier How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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