Extrinsic motivation uses rewards or incentives — like praise, fame, or money —as motivation for specific activities. It is based on external factors and may be less effective long-term than intrinsic ...

This thesis provides a normative computational analysis of how motivation affects decision making. More specifically, we provide a reinforcement learning model of optimal self-paced (free-operant) ...

Extrinsic motivation is motivation that come from outside oneself. Examples include doing something for financial gain, promotion, praise or approval, or to win a competition. Depending on the ...