... detail. Firstly encouragement and praise gives the individual an incentive, also wanting to prove people wrong and being motivated off other people's energy and enthusiasm are factors concerning this too. Motivation influences both the mind and body, as well as this; attitude, decision making and performance are all affected by motivation too. When investigating motivation further, it can be broken down into two separate styles, intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is a term used for the internal drives to participate or perform well. Such drives or emotional feelings include fun, enjoyment in participating and the satisfaction that can be felt through playing a particular game. PBS (2001) claims that intrinsic motivation is the 'Internal thoughts or feelings that feed one's desire to achieve, perform, or become involved in activities or events'. This statement I believe is correct but only to a certain extent as it fails to touch on ...

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