Distinguish Between Type I and Type X Behavior

Thesis Statement

“Type I Behavior is an intrinsic motivation is a kind of motivation that emerges spontaneously by internal trends and psychological needs that motivate behavior without any extrinsic rewards; while Type X Behavior is an extrinsic motivation that motivate people to complete the task with a quality to get the reward, but do not care to be perfect or achieve excellence.”

Type I Behavior

Daniel H. Pink explained in his book that Type I behavior is linked to the intrinsic motivational factors that are related to job satisfaction and the nature of the tasks the individual performs. For this reason, the motivational factors are under the control of the individual, as they relate to what he does and plays. Motivational factors involve the feelings related to personal growth and development, professional recognition, self-actualization needs, the responsibility.

Moreover, Daniel H. Pink revealed in the book that the study of intrinsic motivation represents a tradition that has evolved almost against the behavioral approach. Theorists propose that humans are inherently active and intrinsically motivated. Intrinsically motivated behavior is conduct that is made solely by the interest and pleasure of realizing. Intrinsic motivation is based on a defined set of psychological needs, including personal causation and curiosity. The intrinsic human factors motivate the people to engage in activities to meet needs of personal causation, effectiveness or curiosity then acting on intrinsic motivation (Pink, pp. 10-30).

Moreover, intrinsic motivation orientations are preferable to extrinsic motivation orientations when the individual's intrinsic motivation is already high. When the probability that the person engages in an activity is already high, the rewards are not necessary for the person to start or repeat the task. Intrinsic motivation focuses on the task itself and the satisfaction. People are motivated to grow continually but often encounter obstacles such as inaccessibility of opportunities, resources or time constraints, cultural constraints etc.

Furthermore, the books show that the effects of competition on intrinsic motivation are a controversial study area. Compared to no competitive contexts, competition generally increases intrinsic motivation. The people competing in a task tend to have more intrinsic motivation than people who do not compete in the same task because the competition introduces an element of challenge. The competition gives the person a chance to compare his/her skills with other people, it develops a sense of personal accomplishment. Motivation as per the Type I Behaviors is that positive reinforcement is more effective and more desirable than the punishment as change of behavior. Intrinsic motivation is based on a small number of psycho-logical needs that are responsible for the initiation, persistence, and reinstatement of the behavior compared to the absence of extrinsic sources of motivation. Intrinsically motivated behaviors encourage the individual to seek and face new challenges and in doing so satisfy important psychological needs. Intrinsic motivation pushes the individual to meet the challenges of the environment and this make the person more adaptable to environmental challenges and curiosities (Hung, pp. 415-427).

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