Which type of motivation is driven by an interest or enjoyment?

I. Intrinsic motivation

II. Extrinsic motivation

Motivation is defined as the reason, incentive, enthusiasm, or interest that causes a specific action or certain behavior. Motivation is an important element of self-understanding and learning. It is the factor that makes the individual work towards achieving his goal.

Key Points Motivation is of two types based on the simulation.

• Intrinsic motivation
• Extrinsic motivation

Intrinsic motivation- the simulation for the motivation arises from inside, within the self of the person,

•  Intrinsic motives are those activities for which there is no apparent reward but one gets enjoyment and satisfaction in doing these activities.
• Eg of the intrinsic motivation is when the learner learns a new language for his interest to communicate with the people, as the learner is learning a new language from his own interest, not for any rewards, this kind of motivation is an example of the intrinsic motivation.

Hence we can conclude that intrinsic motivation is the correct answer.

Additional Information Extrinsic motivation- This kind of motivation arises due to external factors such as rewards or punishment.

• In extrinsic motivation, the learner generally tries to achieve his goal for a reward or in the fear of punishment.
• Eg of the extrinsic motivation- The child is reading the chapter because he is afraid of the punishment from the teacher.
• As the learner is doing this so that he is not punished in the class, so we can say that the extrinsic motivation is not the correct answer as motivation is not driven by interest or enjoyment.