AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Extrinsic motivation is defined as a motivation to participate in an activity based on meeting an external goal, garnering praise and approval, winning a competition, or receiving an award or payment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extrinsic motivation is a motivation that is driven by external rewards. These can be tangible, such as money or grades, or intangible, such as praise or fame. Unlike intrinsic motivation, which arises from within the individual, extrinsic motivation is focused purely on outside rewards.

Detailed explanation-3: -Extrinsic motivation is when we are motivated to perform a behavior or engage in an activity because we want to earn a reward or avoid punishment.1 You will engage in behavior not because you enjoy it or because you find it satisfying, but because you expect to get something in return or avoid something unpleasant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Due to this need, presentation of extrinsic rewards for intrinsically motivated behavior will act to decrease intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic rewards cause a person to lose his feelings of personal causality and make him feel like a pawn controlled by the rewards.

Detailed explanation-5: -Extrinsic rewards can also be used to maintain or strengthen intrinsic motivation. If a reward is viewed as informing athletes about their ability in a positive manner, then the rewards will likely foster internal satisfaction and intrinsic motivation.