A type of motivation that stems from the anticipation of a rewarding outcome separate from or external to that person.

This concept states that the degree of one’s motivation is dependent on the level of one’s self-determination which itself is dependent on the fulfilment of three basic needs.

This concept states that for us to perform and complete any task with peak effectiveness, there is an optimum range of arousal. Generally, moderate levels of arousal are better than having too little or too much.

A type of motivation that drives a person to do something because the act of performing the action is inherently rewarding to the person