Effect of Behavioral Modeling on Intrinsic Motivation and Script-Related Recognition.

This study was undertaken in order to examine the effects of behavior modeling (intrinsically vs. extrinsically motivated model) and a symbolic rehearsal intervention (presence vs, absence) on intrinsic motivation, task satisfaction, and script-related recognition. A 2 × 2 factorial design was used with 80 male undergraduates as subjects. As predicted, the motivational orientation of the model affected behavioral measures of intrinsic motivation and script-related recognition. It did not affect self-report measures of interest or task satisfaction. Contrary to expectations, the symbolic rehearsal intervention had no effect on these variables. Regression analysis revealed that the intrinsic script-recognition measures explained incremental variance in intrinsic motivation beyond measures of locus of causality and perceived self-competence, suggesting that a script-processing model may add to existing theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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