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Outdoor Education - Motivation for Adventure: Intrinsic and Extrinsic
Rewards and Historical Adventurers
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards and Historical Adventurers
"Those who built the house are built by it."
_Maori Elder_
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, in his book _Beyond Boredom and Anxiety,_
questions what it is that motivates some people - even in this age ruled by
money, power, prestige and pleasure - to risk their lives climbing rocks,
devote their lives to art or spend all their energies playing chess. What
is the reward for participating in such activities? There seem to be two
fundamental types of rewards - intrinsic and extrinsic - and, for the most
part, people who participate in outdoor adventure activities seem to do so
for intrinsic rewards. Intrinsic rewards are the internal rewards one gets
from an activity: feelings of success, satisfaction and a heightened state
of mind. Extrinsic rewards are external - they can be things such as money,
material possessions, power or prestige. These types of motivations tended
to spur on the early explorers who adventured into the unknown in order to
gain wealth, fame and power. Today, our complex global and
technological-driven society makes adventure very different to the days of
exploration. It seems everything has been done before, whether it's
climbing Mt Everest or trekking to the South Pole. Thus, motivations and
methods have changed; people now have very different reasons for pushing
the envelope.
Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards
You should explore some historical examples of adventure and the
motivation behind them. Some examples of famous adventures include:
* Captain James Cook's discovery of Australia
* Burke and Wills's epic journey into the centre of Australia
* Scott and Mawson's walk to the South Pole
* Edmund Hillary and Norgay Tensing's conquest of Everest
Click here to view the Famous Adventurers video.
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When you are intrinsically motivated in taking up an adventure you feel good about the whole thing but if the influence is externally usually there is a lot of boredom and disappointments especially if you fail to win the price.You can even stop doing adventures when you fail to get rewards.
people who participate in outdoor adventure activities seem to do so for intrinsic rewards. Intrinsic rewards are the internal rewards one gets from an activity: feelings of success, satisfaction and a heightened state of mind. Extrinsic rewards are external - they can be things such as money, material possessions, power or prestige.
What are some different motivation for adventure techniques?
Motivation for Adventure: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards and Historical Adventurers:- What is the reward for participating in such activities? There seem to be two fundamental types of rewards - intrinsic and extrinsic - and, for the most part, people who participate in outdoor adventure activities seem to do so for intrinsic rewards. Intrinsic rewards are the internal rewards one gets from an activity: feelings of success, satisfaction and a heightened state of mind. Extrinsic rewards are external - they can be things such as money, material possessions, power or prestige. These types of motivations tended to spur on the early explorers who adventured into the unknown in order to gain wealth, fame and power. Today, our complex global and technological-driven society makes adventure very different to the days of exploration. It seems everything has been done before, whether it's climbing Mt Everest or trekking to the South Pole.
Many people choose adventures style of life to be famous, get prestige. And others only to feel relaxation and sense of freedom.
Each one is more important, Intrinsic reward or extrinsic reward?
motivation for historical adventure?
Intrinsic rewards are the internal rewards one gets from an activity: feelings of success, satisfaction and a heightened state of mind. Extrinsic rewards are external - they can be things such as money, material possessions, power or prestige.
How are the extrinsic and intrinsic way of motivation?