By Tuesday 9/21 at 5pm (note time change from other assignments) do "Makeup Assignment"
Given that I had to cancel class on 9/16, you have 2 options. Complete this assignment here. OR, come to the makeup class on 9/21, same class time and location as normal.
The assignment is to browse youtube and find a clip that demonstrates intrinsic or extrinsic motivation. Beware of videos that have intrinsic or extrinsic motivation in the title! You will want to verify (as a university level student of this topic) that the post-er was correct. They could be wrong. That said, find a clip that demonstrates one or the other; include the link in your comment; and describe completely how it demonstrates the concept. Use correct terminology and be detailed in your response.
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The YouTube clip I chose is related to intrinsic motivation. The individual featured in this clip is David Goggins, also known as the “human machine.” He is a 33 year old navy seal and ultra marathoner, in other words he runs 150 mile races. In 30 months he completed 30 ultra marathons and 3 marathons, coming to a total of 2623.65 miles.
The normal adult males’ resting heart rate is 72 beats per minute. Goggins resting heart rate is 32 beats per minute. His day begins at 3:45 a.m. with a 15 mile run, 60 mile bike ride and weights to top it off. He runs a 13:27 pace for each mile. Although he has suffered pressure ulcers, stomach pain, broken bones, blisters, stress fractures, shin splints, dehydration, heat cramps and even kidney failure, none of these ailments stop him from finishing the race.
Why put your body through so much pain? He has many reasons to back up why he does it. The first reason why he does what he does is to raise money for fallen soldiers kids to go to college. Next, he stated that “he likes to see what he’s made of.” He wants to “see if there is a limit to the human soul.” He doesn’t do it because he is forced to do so, he does for the sheer fun and enjoyment of the sport.
Goggins gains a great deal of inspiration and motivation through running these races. He states that throughout the races many doors can be opened, and that it is your choice to open that door and carry on. You will hit mental blocks but it is up to you to not give up or show any signs of weakness. In this sport, everybody wins if they cross the finish line. According to Goggins, “you leave it all out there or you don’t go out at all.”
For Goggins, these ultra marathons are a continuous journey, which won’t end until he dies. For most of us, this man just sounds plain crazy, but this is what gets him up in the morning and keeps him motivated. He is his own coach. He doesn’t have anyone telling him what to do, and when to do it. He does it because he is intrinsically motivated by the love for the sport.
“If you can see yourself doing something, you can achieve it.” –David Goggins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrlmLvPFdg8
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Extrinsic motivation is caused by environmental incentives and consequences. The video clep that I chose to relate to this subject is about the world's largest and violent motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angles.
The Hell's Angels was established as a motorcycle club in 1948 in San Bernadino, California and was named after an elite World War II Pilot Squadron by Sonny Barger.
As the Hell's Angels began to expand, new methods of commerce were introduced to the motorcycle gang. One of the new methods were selling illicit drugs. In 1969, is when the first violent act of murder(known murder in that year)started. That changed the name and the way the clubs future activities forever. The number one reason why gangs like the Hell's Angels kill is over territory.
Why is territory so important? The reason being is because with territory comes drug dealing, with drug dealing comes money, with money comes financial support to the gang, then to the gang comes weapons or trips or public fundraisers to make their gang look like the good guys (to help their image), and as long as their image looks good less trouble with the law (not likely).
All of the things that I have listed above are extrinsic motivation. Killing arises from the wanted desire which is keeping territory for the gang's gain.
Here are the six clips of the Hell's Angels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7D9xsx9Kc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWuAxA11M40&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gga9NmaPZW4&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeIR5fLWse4&feature=related
For this assignment, I chose a YouTube clip that demonstrated intrinsic motivation. The YouTube clip is of the Westboro Baptist Church Counter-Protest which was held on campus last week in front of the GBPAC building.
In the clip, we see hundreds of students march down the sidewalk in front of Gilchrist to the front lawn of the GBPAC. Some are holding signs with slogans about love, some are dressed up in costumes, and some came empty-handed. It didn't matter how you showed up, just being there was a strong enough message.
Both scheduled protests centered around the expected presence of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church being on campus and picketing UNI's "Standing on Higher Ground" project. However, they failed to show at both events. Even after the first no-show, the students who attended the first time around returned the second time with just as much enthusiasm and determination. This can be attributed to the intrinsic motivation the students felt because of their act of persistence.
The protest itself provided an external environment for the students to satisfy their psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Because the students had a true free-choice of whether to attend or not, they were satisfying their need for autonomy. They also satisfied their need for competence because they were able to feel as though they were making a difference in the world by standing up for what they believe in (in this case, it was sending the message to the community that preaching hate is not okay and that UNI pride's itself on being diverse and tolerant of those who are different from ourselves). The need for relatedness was also satisfied because many students attended with their own friends.
As we have read in chapter 6, when an activity satisfies our psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, we feel enjoyment. This enjoyment can be observed in the video clips by the smiles and enthusiasm demonstrated by the protesters (and the song some were singing at the end of the clip).
Another behavioral aspect that would indicate intrinsic motivation in the video clip is the act of making a sign and the slogans chosen to be written on the signs. In chapter 5, we learned that creativity is enhanced by intrinsic motivation. Because it takes a certain depth of creativity to create a sign or slogan, it is easy to argue that the students' development of such props adheres to the Intrinsic Motivation Principle of Creativity. Furthermore, the slogan in which the student chose to place on their sign can also be considered a verbal expression of their internal beliefs which they related to the protest.
As an active participant in these events, the level of energy and powerful feeling of unity that resonated through out the group was overwhelming. I was struck with many emotions afterward. Happiness, empowerment, vitality, just to name a few but the emotion that I felt the strongest was pride. Pride in my college for uniting together to spread the message that now is the time for change and that nobody should be denied equal rights regardless of color, gender, or sexual orientation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q1ohNuL67o
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Intrinsic motivation is a psychological drive that comes from inside an individual. This engages one’s interests and capabilities and allows one to seek out and master challenges. The video clip below comes from the movie Forrest Gump. In the short clip, Forrest is shown running and has a long grown out beard and long hair. From seeing the movie, he has been running for a long time therefore he has drawn the attention of these reporters. They are asking him if he’s running for world peace, homelessness, women’s rights, the environment, animals. Forrest tells them he was running for no particular reason. He was motivated from within himself (intrinsic) to run. He obviously enjoyed running otherwise he wouldn’t have put himself through all that running. Forrest was persistent and continued running when he could have stopped whenever he wanted. Intrinsic motivation comes from the need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. These lead to the benefits of persistence, creativity, and subjective well-being. In the movie Forrest has leg braces on and is being teased by a group of kids. This is where the famous line from this movie comes from “Run Forrest Run!” Forrest tries to run to get away but has trouble running with the braces. After Forrest’s love broke off their relationship, he just got up and ran. This shows motivation. He had trouble running with his braces therefore it took internal (Intrinsic) motivation to push him to run like the clip shows. This clip along with the movie shows great intrinsic motivation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gimcdV-8FzY
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I decided to find a video on Youtube that showed an example of intrinsic motivation. My most favorite movie of all time is Remember the Titans. After watching the movie many times I knew that there were tons of motivational elements shown within the movie and that I would be able to find an example of intrinsic motivation. First, one must understand that intrinsic motivation is a type of motivation that is not created by any external stimuli in the environment. It motivates people intrinsically meaning that they choose to do something because of the joy and excitement they get out of doing that action. The feelings of enjoyment and excitement stem from the fact that through intrinsic motivation a person feels autonomous, effective, and emotionally close. After understanding what intrinsic motivation truly is I decided to pick the scene from the movie when Coach Boone’s team (the Titans) changes their warm up routine before playing one of their Friday night football games. The reason behind why they wanted to change the routine was mostly because of intrinsic motivation. This scene does relate partly to extrinsic motivation too, but I wanted to explain exactly how intrinsic motivation is expressed.
Most people have probably seen this movie and understand how most of the movie is based on how the cohesiveness of the team positively progresses. The scene in which I chose to explain does a great job of showing how close each player on the team is to one another. They feel each player is like their brother and that everyone on the team should be treated as family. The close relationships that the team shares intrinsically motivates them to express their autonomy by changing their warm up routine. The team is also autonomous because they are the only racially integrated team. In order to show how free and autonomous they truly were they wanted to prove this by acting as a team and making other people aware of their autonomy. Some may argue that they were extrinsically motivated to change their warm up routine in order to torment the other team into being fearful of their team, but what is most important in this scene is the smiles on the players faces. Each player is enjoying this new warm up and that in turn intrinsically motivates them to keep warming up like that every game in the future.
The new warm up routine also allows the players to feel like they are behaving in an effective manner. Being effective evokes a feeling of competent support from the environment and one’s relationships. As stated before each player understands how important they are to one another. They are a team and together they support each other. Also, before changing their routine, the team asks Coach Boone if it alright with him if they warm up differently. Coach Boone says it is fine, and that decision expresses competent support to change their routine. This support is an important part to creating intrinsic motivation.
Last but not least, relatedness is also known to lead to intrinsic motivation. As a team it is obvious to follow how relatedness affects each player. Their routine is simple and each player chants the same lines as another player. This shows relatedness in the fact that they all act the same way together. Overall, intrinsic motivation is based on how a person (or team) acts in a way or completes a task because of the feelings of enjoyment and excitement that occur when they complete a task. This specific clip from the movie does a great job of showing how the team expresses their joy in being a team and showing off their new routine. Yes, they may be extrinsically motivated by the fear they provoke in the other team or their fans cheering their new routine on, but in some ways it is important to understand they could very well have done this based only on intrinsic motivation. In my opinion even if none of the fans or the other team were there, the Titans still would have chose to warm up differently because they were intrinsically motivated. In all obviousness their chant on the way to the field is, “I feel good!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDmX101zHm8&feature=related
I chose a youtube clip from the t.v. show Wipeout. During this show, contestants complete crazy obstacle courses to win money. There are 24 contestants trying to win fifty thousand dollars. This show demonstrates extrinsic motivation because they are competing for money. The obstacle course is the largest in the world and contestants have to leap across giant balls in the water or on ground that are moving, climb walls that have boxing gloves punch out at them, bucking bulls, and all sorts of obstacles. Normally people wouldn't just try this obstacle course for fun becuase a lot of contestants fall or get hurt. The idea of winning fifty thousand dollars is what drives them to do this.
The contestants also get fame or recognition by going on the show, another external motive. They get to be seen on t.v. and they can hear the announcers saying their name in front of everyone. This can put more pressure on the contestant and can drive them to keep completing the obstacle and put more effort into it when maybe they may be ready to give up.
I also think it would be external motivation because they are trying to prove that they are better than the other contestants. Our society has taught us to be competitive and strive to be better. Men especially feel this pressure because it makes them seem more manly.
In the clip I chose, you can see that the contestant Eli, wouldn't normally do these things. You can even hear him make comments about the oncoming obstacles. And you see him get hurt almost constantly. Winning the fifty thousand dollars is what is making him keep going.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MET63yv1mXc
The video I found featured a career analyst named Daniel Pink from the corporation TED (Technology, Education, and Design). Their corporation devotes considerable time to their slogan “Ideas worth spreading”. They continually look for innovative ways to use technical, education, and design to enhance people’s lives.
Daniel Pink begins the discussion by stating there is a mismatch between what science knows about motivation and what businesses do in regards to using motivation. He believes that the motivational practices in the workplace during the 20th century are not appropriate for the 21st century. He then explains that the motivational practices in the 20th century consisted of extrinsic motivators such as cash bonuses and increased wages. Pink’s belief is that we have accepted the belief that extrinsic motivators result in higher productivity for far too long and that our mindset about motivation in the business world needs to change. To exemplify his point, he uses scientific research done in the field of motivation.
The first research Pink discussed dealt with a study done by economists and MIT students. The study had participants engage in various games that required concentration, creativity, and motor skills. As incentives, the participants were offered performance rewards based on three levels: a small reward, a medium one, and a large one. The end results were surprising and contradicted the current mindset of the business. The mindset of business that was referred to was the idea that extrinsic motivators will result in better performance. This was shown to true in limited cases but for the majority of tasks, the following was found:
In the words of Daniel Pink: “As long as the task involved only mechanical skill, bonuses worked as they would be expected: the higher the pay, the better the performance”. Although this matched up with ideology of current business he later went on to reveal that if the “task called for even rudimentary skill, a larger reward led to poorer performance”. This disproved the idea that higher pay will result in higher productivity and raised questions regarding the current mindset of the business world.
To emphasize his point about the power of intrinsic motivation, he then discusses studies done by other economists that had the same setup. Overall, the economists concluded that “in eight of the nine tasks we examined across the three experiments, higher incentives led to worse performance.” Once again these results contradicted the present ideology of the current business market.
Based on the above research and his own observations, Daniel Pink believes that productivity can be maximized by focusing on three areas: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. He believes that all employees need to feel that they matter, that they are part of something bigger than they are, that they are doing something important, and that they need to be interested in what they do. His final statement is that if we accept this research into our current understanding of business, it can have substantial effects in business all over and could potentially save the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y
I would recommend that everyone viewed this short video to get excellent insight about how different types of motivation can lead to business success and failure.
A little background before going into motivational aspects associated with the video. Antoine Dodson, a resident of Huntsville living in Lincoln Park, speaks on the local nightly news about a rapist that broke into his sister’s bedroom on the second floor of their apartment complex. He is threatening the perpetrator that escaped leaving broken glass and other irreparable items in his sister’s bedroom that no confession is necessary because they are out looking for him; he will be found. Then he addresses the community telling them to hide their kids, wives, and husbands because the wrongdoer will indiscriminately rape any/all of the above. Antoine’s emotionally-laden response is largely received as introjected regulation: he has partially internalized his female-protector role due to the guilt he feels for not doing/being able to defend his sister during the actual encounter. Therefore he expresses this sentiment in a perceptibly effeminate manner. Otherwise, such a clip would likely not make the news—this occurrence is characteristic of such environments and is largely impertinent to mainstream culture. Yet this news story offers something unconventional by dominant standards.
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While there are certainly several motivations contributing to Mr. Dodson’s outbreak in front of the news crew, I am more interested in considering the motivations behind the follow-up remix videos that set his interview to music. Since then other versions have recently swamped youtube’s database: blue grass, country, rap, acoustic unplugged, and on and on. I am going to focus on the original remix put together by a couple of white suburban kids and currently available on itunes.
With over 24 million hits on youtube and going for 99 cents a pop on itunes, such extrinsic motivation is obvious since the remix video/track was released at the end of July. But prior to this exposure, what accounted for the kids’ decision to produce a highly-sexist and racially-charged remix of this black man’s news appearance? Intrinsic motivation is a realistic origin for analyzing the creators and their accompanying intentions.
Persistence: Though the video is just over two minutes long, the work that went into creating it had to take far longer. Using auto tone with a simple beat and melody, the interview is transformed into a mockery of a stereotypical gay black man’s response to this external threat. The original news clip is also mixed seamlessly with the music to appear credible. I am not a techie so I would assume there is a fair amount of work involved with both the audio and video components.
Creativity: As a viewer that has watched this video at least ten times, the element of creativity required to create this song as well as the video is partly why I keep watching. Sadly, I think the motivation for creating was largely fostered out of misunderstanding and rejection of the subject. Mr. Dodson’s dress and associated demeanor become the impetus for creative exploitation.
Conceptual understanding: These kids gain an inappropriate conceptual understanding of life in the projects. The behavior elicited by the plaintiff’s protective brother does not fit within the creators’ rigid schema(s) of ghetto life. Such eccentric behavior may serve to increase cultural understanding and diversity although the aim of the video appears more hostile, to poke fun at the other: the joke is on Mr. Dodson.
Psychological well-being: I get the vibe that the remix, as well as the original newscast segment, largely reinforces feelings of us-them dichotomies within the creators and among the audience. Privileged and entitled, these creators employ humor as a means to distract viewers from the underlying message of the video: justification for disparate social realities and perpetuation of the stereotypes and myths upholding this division. The more I watch it the less humor I see, the more inherent racism and sexism surfaces. It makes me question increasingly why I initially found humor in it.
I must admit it is still mildly entertaining, but I must also ask myself what I am trying to promote in watching. What do I gain out of laughing at this? I largely disagree with the creator’s sarcastic treatment of the issues at hand, yet I am just as guilty as the next person that laughs. While the intrinsic motivation of the creator’s is somewhat speculative, they no doubt persist. They may agree to disagree with my interpretation although that is likely the least of their concerns after unexpectedly profiting from the video’s viral success.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw
I chose a video that displays both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation simultaneously. Intrinsic motivation is driven by an enjoyment or personal interest in a task and the challenge it holds; the motivation subsists within the individual not an external stimuli (rewards come from carrying out an activity not from the result of an activity). Extrinsic motivation is just the opposite; it is derived from an external source, incentive, or reward.
The coach giving the speech in the video clip is intrinsically motivated as he is giving his pre-game speech. His motivation is self-derived but he is also extrinsically motivated as well. His goal is to motivate his players; for the difinitive goal of winning the game. He has an external reward (winning the game) in mind while delivering his speech.
The players are also both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated. Before their coach's speech the players are intrinsically motivated to perform well and receive enjoyment out of an activity. The challenge the game presents as well as the individual challenge they all face to perform there best contribute to their intrinsic motivation. However, every player is extrinsically motivated to perform well for not only themselves but all of their teammates and coaches also. They all want to win the game, gain prestige, and approval. The coach’s speech extrinsically motivates each and every one of them as it is coming from an external source.
This video incorporates extrinsic and intrinsic motivation simultaneously in both parties (coach and players). Extrinsic motivation is the predominant factor in the video although it’d be foolish to neglect the presence of intrinsic motivation. Although its existence is disguised it still has a role in the interaction within the players and within the coach. Relatedness overrides the other two origins of intrinsic motivation; the relationship between the players and their coach becomes more cohesive and is strengthened by his speech. The coach, in very practical terms would be considered a very strong reinforcer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX39J_YyKbs
I chose to demonstrate the intrinsic motivation side of drum and bugle corps. While there are extrinsic motivators such as a medal and competition, when asking members why they continue to do drum corps the responses are often examples of intristic motives.
By definition, intristic motivation is the in herent propensity to engage in one's interests and to excercise one's capacities and to seek our and master optimal challenges (reeve, p111). It is also described as strivings for growth and for the sense of challenge. In the clips, various members are asked the question we all hear: "why do drum corps?"
Many members call the desire a "bug" or an "addiction." They aren't really sure how to describe it but they know they have the drive and desire from within. It is something we feel psychologically as a need such as an addiction affects a persons psychological functioning. In the second clip, a girl describes it as "a feeling of uphoria."
As for the need to exercise capabilities, all members enter corps with musical or dance experience but through the hours of rehearsal they learn how to fine tune and enhance their skills. Working for perfection is a typical goal. One guy states "you're not going to go through life being mediocre anymore. You know what it takes to be the best." You are learning life skills and discipline and how to be persistant. Trying to master optimal challenges is a constant day to day experience, such as the promotional video (got drum corps?) where it asks "let's see what you got" as a challenge statement. Members learn to push themselves mentally which is the greatest challenge.
Another aspect of intrinsic motivation is relatedness. In several of the clips it is mentioned that you learn to work as a big team. One girl states "its not hard to do when you have 135 people backing you up." Members describe each other as brothers and sisters. They become your friends for life. The people are described as "loyal and connected." They are coming together to do what they love with others who have the same love for the activity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnk8PeH5M4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkzPIItb9YM&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WWmM1jpM8I
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