Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions

Intrinsic
1. Construct, reflecting the natural human propensity to learn and assimilate
  1. intrinsic motivation, wich refers to doing something because it is inherentlu interesting or enjoyable
    1. Instrinsically motivated behaviors, wich are performed out of interest and satisfy the innate psycho-logical needs for competence and autonomy are the prototype of self determined behavior
Motivation
1. Motivation as a unaritary phenomenon, one that varies from very little motivation to act to a grat deal of it
Extrinsic
1. Is argued to vary considerably in its relative autonomy and thus can either reflect external control or true self regulation.
  1. Extrinsic motivation, wich refers to doing something because it leads to a separable autcome
    1. Extrinsicallu motivated behaviors those that are executed because they are instumental to some separable consequence can vary in the extent to wich they represent self determination.

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