Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions

1. Intrinsic

   • Construct, reflecting the natural human propensity to learn and assimilate
     • intrinsic motivation, wich refers to doing something because it is inherentlu interesting or enjoyable
       • 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

2. Motivation

   • Motivation as a unaritary phenomenon, one that varies from very little motivation to act to a grat deal of it

3. Extrinsic

   • Is argued to vary considerably in its relative autonomy and thus can either reflect external control or true self regulation.
     • Extrinsic motivation, wich refers to doing something because it leads to a separable autcome
       • 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.