Extrinsic Motivation Case Study

Motivation Growing up if Rachel wanted something she had to prove to her parents that she was responsible enough to have it. For example, before Rachel could get the iphone, her parents gave her a less expensive phone to have for a couple years. She had to show them that she was responsible. She did that by taking care of the cheaper phone…ie not losing or breaking it.Once that happened she was allowed to eventually get the iphone. Her motivation for taking care of the cheaper phone was to show her parents she was ready for the iphone. In other words, she was motivated by the reward. When asked what makes her work hard, she said that she works hard because of the reward of working hard. She works hard in order to be able to provide for herself. Initially I thought Rachel’s motivation was extrinsic. This kind of motivation is often motivated by consequences, people, and rewards. Extrinsic motivation is simply goal orientated motivation < INSERT PPT CITATION>. I asked her if the consequences of not working hard motivated her to work hard, her response was yes, without a doubt. I also asked her why she studied hard. She said that she studies in order to make good grades. This is another example of extrinsic motivation, Rachel is motivated to …show more content…
She has a good amount of friends and even best friends. When asked to describe what a friend is Rachel said, “ A friend is someone that is there for you, someone who is loyal and honest, a friend is someone who calls you higher.” I asked her what it meant to ‘be called higher’, and she said that someone who calls you higher “accepts you were you are at, but that you can do better, and gets you to be better. Someone who motivates you and spurs you on. They also understand you, but regardless of how much they understand you they are always there for you.” Some prosocial characteristics that Rachel used to describe a friend include; loyal, considerate, kind, honest, and fun to be