Andy and Jeff have decided to move in together after being friends for a couple of years. While moving into a larger apartment w
on’t save them any money, they feel that with their busy schedules they’ll benefit from sharing a living space and seeing each other more often. Which type of reward seems to be motivating their choice?
Explanation: Andy and Jeff have been friends for many years and they feel the pleasure of sharing living space and seeing each other more often because they feel inner satisfaction. This means that no external reward is the cause of their decision; on the contrary, moving into a new apartment will not save them money. The intrinsic reward is therefore not tangible, material but purely internal, spiritual, friendly, whatever, which is not really a reward for an achievement, but a reward for reasons of inner satisfaction and need, and this comes from individual intrinsic motivation. And this is something that naturally suits someone like Andy and Jeff, their intrinsic motivation drives them into internal reward actions, and on the inside makes them rewarded.
