Yay!

Approximately one hour from now, one half of summerfields will be arriving in Toronto! Elizabeth is very excited - "Aunty Anney coming today! Aunty Anney coming in an airplane?"

She can only stay until Monday - imagine flying across a continent for the weekend! Still, we're looking forward to seeing her.

It just occured to me that I should call up Sears Portrait Studio and see about some pictures while she's here. I still have a Smilesaver card, though it expires soon, and it wouldn't take long. We finally got all of her one-year-old pictures framed and ready to go up - now we need more pictures! :)

I'm going to get breakfast, and begin the day.

PoAC: The Breakdown of Extrinsically Motivating Factors

First, some definitions.

Extrinsic motivation is exhibited when someone does something for a reason outside of the thing itself. My daughter says "please" when I tell her to because she knows she won't get the cookie if she doesn't. The action (saying please) is extrinsically motivated by the promise of a cookie. Basic animal training almost always works on this principle.

Intrinsic motivation is that which comes from an inward curiosity or desire to improve oneself, regardless of outside factors. Someone who takes their project after it has been completed and extends it because they want to learn more about it is intrinsically motivated by curiosity. A person who consciously chooses healthy foods because they are healthy and they want to be healthy too is intrinsically motivated - unless they're receiving points from a weight-loss program of some sort.

( Developmental morality and its regression )