Question

A student works hard in school to get a bicycle offered by his father for his good grades is an example of:

1. Intrinsic Motivation
2. Negative Reinforcement
3. Punishment
4. Extrinsic Motivation

• A. ii, iv
• B. iv only
• C. i only
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

B. iv only

• Extrinsic Motivation

  • Whenever an individual performs an action or behavior because the individual is affected by the external factors such as rewards or punishments, such form of motivation is called Extrinsic Motivation.

  • You get rewarded as promised for the actions you perform due to extrinsic motivation.

  • The needs or causes that lead to extrinsic motivation are: Money, Praise, Competition, Threat of a punishment

  • Extrinsic incentives can be used to motivate a whole group, thus creating a better learning environment in classrooms.

  • Extrinsic Motivation might only occur for limited period of time, and the individual stops performing actions after the punishment or reward is applied.

  • Example : A student attends guitar classes because his parents had promised him a reward.