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HMS, BM EQ-Bank 690 MC

A swim coach tells his team that those who don't improve their times in the next race will have to do extra training sessions on the weekend.

This approach primarily represents:

  1. Negative extrinsic motivation
  2. Positive intrinsic motivation
  3. Positive extrinsic motivation
  4. Negative intrinsic motivation
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Consider Option A: 

  • The coach is using a threat of punishment (extra training) to motivate swimmers, which is an external negative consequence.

Other Options:

  • B is incorrect: The motivation is neither intrinsic (internal) nor positive (reward-based).
  • C is incorrect: The motivation is based on avoiding punishment rather than receiving rewards.
  • D is incorrect: The motivation comes from an external source (coach) rather than internal feelings.