Intrinsic motivation is defined as:

• A. Extrinsic motivation
• B. Arousal level to perform
• C. Self-motivation - because it's fun, satisfaction of winning, you want to do it
• D. Anxiety about performance

Answer: (C)

Intrinsic motivation is when you take part in something because it comes from inside you—you're driven by personal enjoyment, interest, or the satisfaction you get from the activity itself. That means you participate because you want to, find it enjoyable, and feel a sense of achievement from doing it, not because someone else will reward you. So describing motivation as self-driven, because it’s fun and you want to do it, fits intrinsic motivation. The other ideas point to different things: external rewards or praise drive extrinsic motivation; the level of arousal is about how prepared or energized you feel, not why you start the task; and anxiety about performance is an emotional state that can affect motivation but isn’t the reason you engage in the activity.