Jennifer is working on a research assignment for her anthropology class. She put a great deal of effort into her research, and h
as spent a lot of time preparing and revising her report. Jennifer is working hard on her paper for several reasons. Which of her reasons is an example of intrinsic motivation? a. She is afraid that if she doesn’t work hard, she will get a bad grade.
b. She knows that if she fails this class, she might lose some of her financial aid.
c. She feels proud of herself whenever she does well on her schoolwork.
d. She hopes that if she does well, her instructor will recommend her for an internship.
c. She feels proud of herself whenever she does well on her schoolwork.
Explanation:
Intrinsic motivation: In psychology, the term intrinsic motivation is defined as the phenomenon in which an individual is being motivated by internal rewards, i.e, a person's behavior is being driven due to gain internal satisfaction and accomplishment.
Example: An individual plays football because he or she likes it and satisfies it rather than gaining any external compliments.
In the question above, the example of intrinsic motivation is "She feels proud of herself whenever she does well on her schoolwork".
