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CONCEPT
intrinsic motivation
a highly desired form of incentive that stems from a person's internal desire for self-satisfaction or pleasure in performing the task itself.

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Definition contributed by RPoldrack about two months ago.

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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://giftedkids.about.com/od/glossary/g/intrinsic.htm
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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:
a highly desired form of incentive that stems from a person's internal desire for self-satisfaction or pleasure in performing the task itself.

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Definition contributed by BGregory about two years ago:
a highly desired form of incentive that stems from a person's internal desire for self-satisfaction or pleasure in performing the task itself. (from about.com)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about three years ago:
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2012-03-28 RPoldrack: RPoldrack updated the definition for intrinsic motivation
2011-05-16 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for intrinsic motivation. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/intrinsic_motivation]
2011-05-16 NPicchetti: Added new topic to discussion
2010-04-29 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for intrinsic motivation. [view the changes at http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/term/intrinsic_motivation]
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