AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -an external stimulus, reinforcer, or reward that motivates behavior.-the object we seek or the result we are trying to achieve through our motivated behavior. engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or because they fulfill our beliefs and expectations.

Detailed explanation-2: -incentive. an external stimulus, reinforcer, or reward that motivates behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Doing something for the purpose of obtaining an external reward or outcome is called extrinsic motivation. There are four types of extrinsic motivation: external regulation, introjected regulation, identification, and integrated regulation.

Detailed explanation-4: -“External motivation” means that your motivation to attain your goal comes from a source outside yourself. Sample goal that is externally motivated: I will make a 3.5 GPA in college so that my parents will buy me a car.