The Intrinsic Rewards of a Job and beign a Student.

What is intrinsic reward? Intrinsic rewards are psychological rewards that we get from doing meaningful work and performing it well whether in studies or job. It’s actually a type of motivation. There also extrinsic reward. Extrinsic rewards usually financial and tangible. This reward given by manager to employee such as pay raises bonuses and other benefits. It been called “extrinsic reward” because it was external to the work itself and other people control their size whether or not they are granted. Extrinsic reward played a dominant role when work was generally more routine and bureaucratic, and when complying with rules and procedures was paramount. This work usually offered workers few intrinsic rewards, so they use extrinsic rewards as the motivation tool that available in the organizations. Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation can also play an important role in learning settings. Some experts argue that the traditional emphasis on external rewards such as grades, report cards, and gold stars undermines any existing intrinsic motivation that students might have. Others suggest that these extrinsic motivators help students feel more competent in the classroom, thus enhancing intrinsic motivation. As you have seen, extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation are both important ways of driving behavior. In order to comprehend how these can be best utilized, it is important to understand some of the key differences between the two types of motivation including the overall impact that each can have on behavior.

In my opinion, the intrinsic rewards that important to me on a job and as a student are sense of meaningfulness, sense of choice, sense of competence and sense of progress. These four intrinsic rewards are important fo...

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...of competence after doing good work, your enjoyment of the task may increase. Rewards, rightly administered, can motivate high performance and creativity. And extrinsic rewards (such as scholarships, admissions, and jobs that often follow good grades) are here to stay," explains David G. Meyers in his text Psychology: Eighth Edition in Modules.

For the conclusion, I think the four intrinsic rewards are very important to me to be more successful in my job and a student. It can help me build my own confident and give more satisfaction in my life.

Works Cited

http://iveybusinessjournal.com/topics/the-workplace/the-four-intrinsic-rewards-that-drive-employee-engagement#.Up3V4tKLd9Y

http://psychology.about.com/od/motivation/f/difference-between-extrinsic-and-intrinsic-motivation.htm

http://www.ehow.com/list_7902709_examples-extrinsic-rewards-students.html