Abstract This paper explores the effects that fixed-ratio reinforcement has on college students’ levels of intrinsic motivation. Participants were asked to complete a word search and their levels of motivation were measured using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) (Gymnastik- och idrottshi¶gskolan). Those in the experimental group were rewarded with candy after finding each word while […]
In psychology, motivation is defined as, “a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior” (Myers & Dewall, 2016). Motivations are derived from a mixture of nature and nurture and they determine what we choose to do and how we choose to do them. Psychologists have presented many different factors that influence motivation and concepts […]
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Get help with your assigmentIntrinsic Motivation is defined as the motivation to engage in an activity for its own sake (Schunk et. al p. 238). This is in contrast to external motivation where the activity is the means to an end. In my experience as an educator I feel that students are highly motivated by external motivators, but when […]
There has been a long-standing perception in many corporations that incentives like money and rewards are the best way to motivate employees to work more productively and effectively despite the significant amount of studies showing otherwise. As a result, employees began leveraging their time for their families and their own personal enjoyment and development. Although […]
