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Claims about intrinsic motivation—engaging in activities for inherent interest or satisfaction—and how it is affected by external incentives, rewards, or other conditions. Excludes motivation in educational settings when the claim is specifically about educational incentive systems.

Expected tangible rewards reduce intrinsic motivation for interesting tasks.

UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Cognitive Psychologyimportance · settledImportance 0.20, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →

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