"intrinsic motivation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intrinsic motivations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} intrinsic motivation (countable and uncountable, plural intrinsic motivations)
  1. The incentive to undertake an activity based on the expected enjoyment of the activity itself, rather than external benefits that might result. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: extrinsic motivation Translations (The incentive to do something based on the expected enjoyment of the activity itself): motivació intrínseca [feminine] (Catalan), 內在動機 (Chinese Mandarin), 内在动机 (nèizài dòngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), sisäinen motivaatio (Finnish), luontainen motivaatio (Finnish), motivation intrinsèque [feminine] (French), wewnętrzna motywacja [feminine] (Polish), motivación intrínseca [feminine] (Spanish), แรงจูงใจภายใน (rɛɛng-juung-jai-paai-nai) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-intrinsic_motivation-en-noun-FBIyNhGD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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