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Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation

Ashley Dyer

an infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course
(Fall 2021)

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding

TOPIC: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
AUDIENCE: teenage athletes

Dyer-infographic

    Dr. Stebbins
    1 Dec 2021
    6:07pm

    I remember learning about the over justification effect back when I was in college – the idea has definitely stuck with me for a long time! What a great thing to get teenage athletes to think about as I’m sure it’s hard for them to understand what motivates them to do a sport (or play an instrument or join a club).

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    Jack Kirschner
    5 Dec 2021
    2:42pm

    It was interesting to learn the differences between internal and external motivation .I like your examples of each, they help convey the difference between the two. I think focusing on specifically athletes was a good Idea to see what keeps them motivated. I wonder if there would be different motivational pressures if the focus was on non-athletes?

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    Eliana Black
    5 Dec 2021
    10:08pm

    Hi Ashley! This is a great infographic. As an abnormal psychology student I found myself able to apply these two types of motivation to the disorders and behaviors we learned in our class. The overjustification effect was a super interesting inclusion, I hadn’t heard anything about that. Great job!

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    Cynthia Orama Soto
    10 Dec 2021
    10:34am

    I really like the format of the infographic, the organization style seems well thought out! Great information and very relatable! Kudos!!

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