If behavior can be fully caused by non-representational affective drive states, desire-based folk-psychological explanations are post-hoc rationalizations rather than genuine causal accounts.

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Non-representational(as describing a way the mind might be 'more real'): Not depending on mental images, symbols, or representations—instead, something that exists directly and concretely on its own.
affective drive states(as used in psychology and philosophy of action): Emotional and motivational conditions in your body—like hunger, anger, or attraction—that push you to do something without you necessarily thinking about it consciously.
causal accounts(as used in metaphysics and epistemology): Genuine explanations that identify the real reason or mechanism that actually made something happen, rather than just a story we tell about it.
desire-based folk-psychological explanations(as used in philosophy of mind): Everyday, common-sense reasons people give for why they do things, based on wanting or desiring something (like 'I went to the store because I wanted milk').

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