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HMS, BM EQ-Bank 692 MC

A young tennis player initially joined the sport to win trophies but has gradually come to enjoy the game itself and the feeling of improvement.

This player's motivational shift can best be described as moving from:

  1. Task orientation to ego orientation
  2. Extrinsic motivation to intrinsic motivation
  3. Negative motivation to positive motivation
  4. Positive extrinsic motivation to negative intrinsic motivation
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Consider Option B: 

  • The player shifted from being motivated by external rewards (trophies – extrinsic) to internal satisfaction (enjoyment and improvement – intrinsic).

Other Options:

  • A is incorrect: The shift described is actually from ego orientation (focus on outcomes/winning) to task orientation (focus on improvement).
  • C is incorrect: The initial motivation (winning trophies) wasn’t necessarily negative; both states represent positive forms of motivation.
  • D is incorrect: The initial motivation was positive extrinsic, but the later motivation is positive intrinsic, not negative intrinsic.