Question

A student does his homework only because he/she fears parental dissatisfaction for not doing it. This represents which kind of motivation for the student?
1. Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
2. Extrinsic motivation
3. Intrinsic motivation
4. Neither intrinsic nor extrinsic motivation

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Extrinsic motivation

Motivation is the drive to achieve something in life that satisfies one’s needs. There are two primary types of motivation namely, intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation.

	Extrinsic	Intrinsic
Arises/driven from	External sources	From within self
Motivators	Parents, teachers, and others	Self
Motivation	Reinforcements – punishments or reward	Values and enjoys in doing an activity
Examples	“I complete my homework because the teacher gives us marks for each assignment.” Going to school on to avoid punishment for late coming Playing a game to get prizes Learning an art to please parents’ desire	Enjoying doing the homework Learning through homework Doing homework to understand the concepts better

Hence, we conclude that the above statement is about extrinsic motivation.