Question

Makayla is taking a child development class and has been assigned a class project of her choice. She has chosen to analyze children's drawings. She collected children's drawings from a nearby elementary school from a total of 50 children in the third grade. Now she is in the process of analyzing the drawings and preparing her presentation. She has completely lost track of time. She meant to work on this for only an hour but when she looks at the clock three hours have passed. She is completely interested in the project and finds it challenging to analyze the drawings. Makayla is demonstrating _____.

Answer 1

Answer: Makayla is demonstrating intrinsic motivation.

Explanation: Intrinsic motivation is described as behavior that is driven by internal rewards. The motivation and determination to keep going comes from within the individual because it makes them feel complete rather than an outside source. Because Makayla is actually interested in her work, she does not realize how much time as passed since she started working on the assignment.