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Stephanie plays the piano every day. She loves playing the piano and derives great pleasure from writing new song and her performing. 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 Lauren to practice piano?
  1. Instrumental behavior
  2. Determinism
  3. Extrinsic motivation
  4. Intrinsic motivation
Explanation
Answer: C - Extrinsic motivation describes performing activities for external rewards such as money, praise or to avoid punishment. In this example, Lauren derives no personal pleasure from playing the piano. Instead, she plays the piano to earn the car promised by her parents.
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