Beh 225 Week 5 Intrinsic an Extrinsic Motivation

According to Morris & Maisto 2005, intrinsic motivation is inspiration provided by an activity itself, while extrinsic motivation is a form of motivation that stems from the consequences of an activity. It is possible for a manager to motivate his workers to do certain tasks, but there are also situations in which it is totally the choice of the worker if he becomes motivated by his manager. Intrinsic motivation deals with the inspiration that you might get from a certain job, and you might be motivated to work harder due to the individuals around you, but not for a reward because this motivation comes directly from you. This specific motivation can be increased by positive feedback (Morris & Maisto, 2005, p. 333). An example of intrinsic motivation would be after finishing a job which to yourself would have been a real challenge, but you completed the task regardless. The manager simple walks over to you and explains what a great job you did, and extends his gratitude to you. Your intrinsic motivation can be decreased within yourself you think that you did a great job with a certain task, but instead of giving you a little praise or positive feedback the manager comes to you with attitude and negative feedback. This will decrease the amount of intrinsic motivation you have towards task that the manager asks you do complete. Extrinsic motivation is done to get something in return like a reward. A manager can use this type of motivation by offering pay raises and rise in employment titles to individuals who work hard or do certain specific tasks. When an individual does a certain task he works for the hope of getting a raise of pay. Extrinsic motivation can be decreased if the reward has been stopped or decreased (Morris & Maisto, 2005). For example; I am a worker who works hard due to the fact that I am hoping to achieve a pay raise at the end of the year. Depending on the raise I get determines how hard I will work to achieve another