Assertion: intrinsic motivation | /r/CapableOf | perform activity
Facets:
value: for its own sake
type: PURPOSE
value: essentially
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: On the other hand, intrinsic motivation occurs when people are motivated to perform a behavior or activity because it is personally rewarding.
text: The overjustification effect occurs when an external incentive decreases a person's intrinsic motivation to perform a behavior or participate in an activity.
text: Intrinsic motivation is engaging in an activity for its own sake.
text: The overjustification effect is a phenomenon in which being rewarded for doing something actually diminishes intrinsic motivation to perform that action.
text: The results of the study showed that the experimental group showed a significant decrease in time spent on the chess-problem task during the 10-minute free time from session 1 to session 2 in comparison to the group that was not paid, thus confirming the hypothesis presented by Deci that contingent monetary reward for an activity decreases the intrinsic motivation to perform that activity.
text: Intrinsic motivation involves engaging in a behavior because it is personally rewarding; essentially, performing an activity for its own sake rather than the desire for some external reward.
text: The third experiment was based on findings of developmental learning theorists and looked at whether a different type of reward enhances intrinsic motivation to participate in an activity.