What Are The Three Types Of Motivation

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1. Discuss the three types of motivation (intrinsic, internal, external). An intrinsic motivation is characterized as a motivation for the sack of doing it. There is no external reward for completing the specific task in intrinsic motivation. The motivation come from the person 's desire to complete the task because they know the task itself is rewarding enough. An internal motivation differs slightly from intrinsic motivation. Internal motivation is strictly from the desire and willingness of the person to complete the task. External motivation is a motivation factored by outside influences. Whether the outside influence is negative or positive, the motivation comes from money, grades, awards, tokens, criticism, or punishments.

2. Discuss why negative reinforcement should never be used alone. Negative reinforcement should not be alone because doing so can increase the likelihood of the behavior. Negative reinforcement is not …show more content…

A large sixth-grade girl has disrupted your music classes for several days in a row by making faces at smaller girls and, when catching their eyes, shouting insults and threats at them, such as, “Stop looking at me, you little creep!” Describe your plan of action to deal with this problem. I would first address this situation with the student privately as soon as I say the problem. Either between activities or to the side of the room when a video is playing, I want the student to know that the behavior is not acceptable. If the behavior continues, I would address the behavior in front of the class explaining that again the behavior is not acceptable. A continuing behavior would require a punishment of time out and the student receiving a point reduction. After class, I would notify the teacher of the instances in class. I would also talk to the child one on one and find the deeper meaning behind the situation, why did they do the behavior in the first place. Is something going on at home or in class that has caused

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