NL310 Motivation Lesson

What really motivates us?

Open Ended

Examples of the Carrot and Stick approach at USNA?

Multiple Choice

Extrinsic motivation can lead to this cognitive bias

• Availability Bias

• Functional Fixedness

• Dunning-Kruger Effect

• Anchoring Bias

​The Candle Problem

Multiple Select

What are Dan Pink's key elements of intrinsic motivation?

• Mastery

• Autonomy

• Competition

• Purpose

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes 'Autonomy' in the context of motivation?

• Contributing to something larger than oneself

• The desire to improve and excel at something meaningful

• The ability to direct one’s own life and work

• Achieving personal goals

​1. Extrinsic motivation does work, but only in a narrow bound of circumstances


2. Carrot and Stick approach often destroys creativity


3. The secret to high performance is intrinsic drive