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intrinsic motivation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
in-trin-sic -mo-ti-va-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The incentive to undertake an activity based on the expected enjoyment of the activity itself, rather than external benefits that might result.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

intrinsic motivations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

extrinsic motivation

Questions

What does intrinsic motivation mean?
The incentive to undertake an activity based on the expected enjoyment of the activity itself, rather than external benefits that might result.

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