Comments on: Episode 29: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic vs. the Motivation To Learn

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:38:01 +0000

Adrian – thanks so much! I fixed the typo (can’t believe I let that one go for so long). Glad you’re enjoying the podcast and thanks again.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:06:20 +0000

just a quick typo note, you wrote in your intro paragraph “You’ve probably heard about the battle between intrinsic and intrinsic motivation.”

i may be wrong but i think you meant intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

thanks for the great podcasts; i especially liked the one on sexual orientation and found it insightful.

keep it up!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:08:52 +0000

Martin: I used to think that I might run out of topics, but there’s so much new and interesting research coming out all the time in the field of psychology so the more recent episodes mix in the new research with the key topics in psychology.

By: MARTIN

MARTIN — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:56:30 +0000

i have one more question as im listening one by one purley for lesiure, as ur episodes are centered around psychology degrees, will u run out of subjects to cover, and then will u be making episodes on specific non degree related areas.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:21:41 +0000

Persistence pays off Martin. When I started this podcast about 3 1/2 years ago it’s true that not too many people – maybe 100 or so – listened to or watched the episodes. But I just kept making them because psychology is the thing I’m really interested in. Today over 15,000 people listen to or watch each episode so that’s quite gratifying. It can take a while for word to spread but if you love what you do and you produce good, interesting stuff then people will find you on the web.

By: MARTIN

MARTIN — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:36:10 +0000

i like how u make the podcasts regardless of how many people see it. as a graphics hobbyists itd frustrating waiting weeks on ends for any comments but i do it anyway because i enjoy it , and im glad ur making your podcasts as those few people who do see it will appreciate ur effort

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:16:12 +0000

Wanted to comment on this, even though it is two years too late… I was an avid reader from 1st to 5th grade – until they introduced a program call “A.R Reading” which said for a grade you must read books, take tests on the books to score points and oh by the way you have to read in a certain “level.” I learned to hate reading from this even though they also introduced pizza parties and bowling at 100 point and what not.

I have since learned to love reading, again (I’m a terribly slow reader, but my comprehension is great) but I believe that extrinsic rewards as far as a reading motivation is a fail… but that was for someone who enjoyed reading, maybe if they had just applied it to those who didn’t read.

By: isabel

isabel — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:12:00 +0000

On visualizing unusual things: being asked to see chemical compounds as floating and reacting coloured blobs in the air. The speaker believed that this visualization would help out artists– tailoring visualizations to suit specific interests is definitely a cool thing, but that particular i.e. didn’t work with me. Too abstract!

Extrinsic awards would definitely help students keep on track throughout the term. Attendance and reading completion rewards for i.e. discourage skipping and cramming. Rewarding even superficial learning helps with confidence, because it at least keeps course material familiar. Confidence is a good thing to have when an intrinsic task comes up!