Tend to be paired with intrinsic goals. It when the reason for setting/working towards a goal was derived internally, that is you set them yourself (e.g working a summer job because you know you could use the money for college)

Autonomous motivations for goals

Controlled motivation occurs when a person pursues a goal because of external demands, anticipated rewards or punishments, or internal pressure such as guilt or pride. For example, a person might take a summer job because their parents instructed them to do so.

Controlled motivation for goals

It is the reason why an individual sets a goal. Whether the goal is (Deci & Ryan, 2000):
- autonomous

or
- controlled

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This node indexes the major research emphases within goal-setting:
- Goal (its content and intrinsic vs. extrinsic framing)
- Goal motive (autonomous vs. controlled)
- Goal orientation (whether performance is better with intrinsic or extrinsic goal framing)
- The match hypothesis (whether matching goal framing to a person's orientation improves outcomes)
- Effects on contributions in online communities
- Effects on academic achievement

Focuses of goal setting

Vansteenkiste, M., Lens, W., & Deci, E. L. (2006). Intrinsic versus extrinsic goal contents in self-determination theory: Another look at the quality of academic motivation. Educational Psychologist, 41(1), 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep4101_4

Intrinsic versus extrinsic goal contents in self-determination theory: Another look at the quality of academic motivation

Intrinsic goal framing will work well with (benefits) intrinsically oriented people, while extrinsic goal framing works well with (benefits) extrinsic oriented people (Hidi & Harackiewicz, 2000; Sagiv & Schwartz, 2000). There is strong evidence that this is not the case (in learning intrinsic framing consistently works better regardless of the students' goal orientation). 

The Match Hypothesis

Whether a person performs better when goals are framed intrinsically or extrinsically.

Goal orientation 

Effects of Goal Setting on Academic Achievement

A goal is a desired outcome that an individual is aiming to achieve.  It is what the goal is trying to achieve. A goal can be either:
- Intrinsic
- Extrinsic

Goal

When members self-set or are assigned highly challenging goals their contribution increases (DC 13 CH2)
Although many people use self-imposed goals as a source of self-regulation, research has shown that the goals people develop for themselves are not necessarily more powerful than goals assigned to them by an outside agent

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