Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation The difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is one of them would be doing things on your own because of the drive the passion, and the love of it.This motivation is called intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation on the other hand would be doing it because you’re going to benefit from it in a good way but in reality it is something you do not want to do. As human beings we have to motivate ourselves to get up and work in the morning if it is a job we dread going to. This would be an example of extrinsic motivation. We are not going because we love it, we are going because we need the money. Another example would be going to school every day getting good grades because you want to finish school, get a degree and move on in life. This could be intrinsic motivation as well because there are some people that go to school and they love it and they're getting good grades, and love hanging with their friends. The similarities would be for instance you’re working at a job one person loves the job and do it for the joy which would be intrinsic motivation. On the other hand the other person does it because they have to because they need the benefits. That would be extrinsic motivation. What both these share is that at the end of the job they both may get a reward which be pay. Not saying that a person that has intrinsic motivation needs the money, but who doesn't love money so at the end both are happy with the end results. Examples of intrinsic motivation 1. Sports scholarship-simply because you are good playing sports and you love it. 2. Working- you love being around your coworkers and you feel good about being there every day. 3.