View the My Take video and then answer the questions.

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Question 1
Engaging in a behavior for the action itself—because it is rewarding all on its own—is called blank motivation.
Question 2
Professor Holley decided to volunteer for a committee in her department even though she had no interest in the actual work of the committee. “If I do this, the dean will be grateful and will support me when I apply for a promotion next year,” she told herself. Professor Holley was acting as a result of blank motivation.
Question 3
Jalen loves her job working with children, and sometimes wonders how it is possible that she gets paid a good salary to do something that she loves. Jadavion hates his job at an electronics store, but keeps working there because he needs the money to pay his bills. Jalen is driven by blank motivation, while Jadavion is driven by blank motivation.
Question 4
Your Take! Do you think that people will work longer and harder when they are driven by extrinsic or intrinsic motives? (For this question, assume that only one can operate at a time.)