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What is motivation?
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The internal and external forces that start, direct and sustain behaviour.
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What is intrinsic motivation?
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Doing something for its own sake — because it's interesting or satisfying.
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What is extrinsic motivation?
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Doing something for an external reward or to avoid punishment.
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What is self-determination theory?
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Motivation is strongest when people feel autonomy, competence and relatedness.
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What is the overjustification effect?
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Rewarding an enjoyed activity can reduce intrinsic motivation.
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Which type of motivation sustains behaviour best?
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Intrinsic — it keeps people going without external prompts.
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One strength of motivation research?
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It improves education, health and workplaces, with supporting evidence.
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One limitation of motivation research?
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Motivation is internal and hard to measure, and varies by person and culture.
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How is the HL motivation topic assessed?
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On Paper 3 — a source-based data paper (HL only).
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Which concepts does motivation link to?
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Causality (it drives behaviour) and change (it sustains behaviour change).
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