Motivation

Question 1

What is motivation?

Answer 1

The drive to succeed, or the want to achieve something

Question 2

What are the two main categories of motivation?

Answer 2

Intrinsic motivation.
Extrinsic motivation.

Question 3

What is intrinsic motivation?

Answer 3

The drive that comes from within the performer.
I need to achieve something may well have the award of a feeling of pride self-satisfaction of general treatment.
Performance driven to achieve something for the feeling it brings them.

Question 4

what is extrinsic motivation?

Answer 4

The drive experienced by a performer when striving to achieve a reward.
The external reward is provided by an outside source or person.

Question 5

what kind of rewards are there?

Answer 5

Tangible rewards – such as certificates, trophies, medals.
Intangible awards – such as praise of feedback from others or applause from the crowd.

Question 6

disadvantages of extrinsic motivation

Answer 6

Performance can become too reliant on extrinsic motivation– the only played for the reward/prize/money

The overuse of extrinsic can undermine the strength of intrinsic – if too many rewards are on offer, it may cause performance to forget why they’re playing in the first place