Intrinsic

Inherent/Enjoyment; Inherent Satisfaction

Values & beliefs; Research results; Personal background; Motivation

“Nature is undervalued”; “rewarding to see how much progress I have made”; “I always strive to learn something new”

Extrinsic

Integration; Identification; Introjection; External regulation

Graduate level experience; Graduate student interactions; Mentoring; Networking; Options & opportunities; Planning; Social expansion; Previous research experience; Tech communications; Program expectations; Project activities; Real-world

“I see graduate students using them”; “I’m very grateful to do some hands on work”; “I might have been convinced to join the Sierra Club”

Amotivation

Perceived non-contingency; Low perceived competence; Non relevance; Non intentionality

Emotions; Frustrations; Persistence; Structure

“I’m not a microbiologist”; “I felt unprepared”; “I am like the most impatient person ever”