AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -incentive. an external stimulus, reinforcer, or reward that motivates behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -“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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Intrinsic motivation comes from within, while extrinsic motivation arises from external factors. When you are intrinsically motivated, you engage in an activity because you enjoy it and get personal satisfaction from doing it. When you are extrinsically motivated, you do something in order to gain an external reward.