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Stephanie plays the piano every day. She loves playing the piano and derives great pleasure from writing a new song and performing it. Lauren also plays the piano. She does not enjoy the piano but practices every day because her parents told her they will buy her a car if she practices every day for six months. What type of motivation drives Stephanie to practice piano?
  1. Instrumental behavior
  2. Determinism
  3. Extrinsic motivation
  4. Intrinsic motivation
Explanation
Answer: D - Intrinsic motivation describes doing activities for personal pleasure with no external rewards or consequences. Intrinsic motivation is a result of free will. In this example, Stephanie plays the piano because she enjoys the activity. She does not expect to earn rewards for playing or to be punished if she does not play.
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