Intrinsic Stervation: One Of The Important Factors Of Intrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic motivation is one of the important factors that all students must possess to succeed throughout their education journey. Intrinsic motivation is defined to be the desire to do something which is inherently enjoyable and this behavior is driven in the absence of rewards (Malone, 1987). During the interview, Jackveer highlighted that a lack of revision time can cause him to blank out during quizzes. This is because an internal factor in the form of his anxiety level is affecting his intrinsic motivation. The feeling of being underprepared contributes to test anxiety. One can hypothesize that Jackveer feels that whatever he has learnt is not sufficient and that he will not do well. This causes an increase in his anxiety levels where he is not able to focus effectively.

In Jackveer’s case, his actions are certainly directed towards goal attainment. He aspires to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. To do so, his actions are directed towards fulfiling his safety needs (i.e one of hierarchy levels) by supporting his education through a part-time job. However, his self-esteem needs are not being fulfiled as effectively. The feeling of not being able to devote enough time to work makes him feel frustrated. Having set certain expectations, he feels helpless when is unable to fulfil them. He feels his self-esteem decreasing when he is not able to answer questions as quickly as his peers. As per Maslow’s theory his esteems needs are unsatisfied, thus being the deficiency needs which requires the most attention presently. Unfulfillment of his deficiency needs will cause a disruption of his psychological and biological balance, causing Jackveer to feel even more uncomfortable in his various classes. This feeling might even reflect in his work because he might not feel as capable as his