AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A person who plays basketball every day because they love the sport is motivated by which of the following:
A
Intrinsic motivation
B
Extrinsic motivation
C
Incentive motivation
D
A desire to maintain optimal arousal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Intrinsic motivation comes solely from within yourself. If you have intrinsic motivation to play basketball, you do it because you enjoy it and find it personally satisfying. You want to know more, accomplish more, and receive the mental and physical stimulation you find pleasurable and self-rewarding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Athletes who are intrinsically motivated participate in sports for internal reasons, such as enjoyment, whereas athletes who are extrinsically motivated participate in sports for external reasons, such as material rewards.

Detailed explanation-3: -Intrinsic motivation comes from within, is fully self-determined and characterised by interest in, and enjoyment derived from, sports participation. There are three types of intrinsic motivation, namely intrinsic motivation to know, intrinsic motivation to accomplish and intrinsic motivation to experience stimulation.

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