Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

2007

As we 've already learned , motivation ' entails trying to find out why people act the way they do (Brophy , 1998 . Recalling on it , motives are specific forces that strengthen and direct behavior toward solving a problem or realization of a goal (Brophy , 1998 . Motives ' differ from each other according to kind , for instance , hunger , thirst , etc according to intensity , for instance , more hungry than thirsty according to origin , for instance , biologically-based as against experience-based (Brophy , 1998

It may also be different in terms of being

internal or external and the degree to which a person is aware of them (Brophy , 1998 . For instance employees who go on strike may do so because they adhere to some moral principles or instrinsic motivation or because they would like to ask for a salary increase or extrinsic motivation (Brophy , 1998 Intrinsic motivation ' is concerned with motives based on one 's own internal needs and desires while extrinsic motivation ' involves positive or negative external rewards that affect behavior (Brophy 1998

Another aspect that may differ the extrinsic motivation ' and intrinsic motivation ' is the fact that in extrinsic motivation it focuses people on the reward instead of the action ' while this is not the case in intrinsic motivation (Morris et . al , 2005 . That 's why if the rewards are stopped , the action /behavior also will (Morris et . al , 2005

To compare or contrast intrinsic and extrinsic motivation ' further let 's a look at some more examples : When an individual knows that a reward will be given as a consequence of what he or she is about to do which actually fits the technical definition of extrinsic motivation then he or she is most likely to carry it out (Morris et . al , 2005 Another example is when an individual does things not because he or she has or needs to but because he or she wants to (Morris et . al , 2005 The fact that the individual does it and that it is rewarding in itself for the individual then what he or she is doing is the exact definition of the technical term intrinsic motivation (Morris et . al , 2005

References Brophy , J (1998 . Motivation . Burr Ridge , IL : McGraw-Hill

Morris , C .G Maisto , A .A (2005 . Psychology : An Introduction , 12th Ed . New York : Prentice-Hall

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