Author Question: Which of the following examples about intrinsic motivation is correct? a. You are working hard on ... (Read 59 times)

justinmsk · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which of the following examples about intrinsic motivation is correct?

a. You are working hard on a task because you know it will lead to a high grade.
b. You are working hard on a task because you think it is interesting.
c. You keep working on a task, even when you think it is boring.
d. You decide not to work hard on a competition with a cash prize, because you know that other people need the money more than you do.

Question 2

Suppose that a friend has given you several dozen plastic bottles. You immediately try to think of a variety of creative uses for these bottles. The task you are currently working on is most similar to

a. situated cognition
b. a divergent-production task.
c. an extrinsic-motivation task.
d. the hill-climbing heuristic.