Incentive.

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Definition:
An external stimulus that motivates behavior (for example, money or fame). Gen Psych, Chapter 9, Pg. 284

Examples:
When the desire to get a good grade or to avoid a bad grade, causes you to study, the grade is serving as this kind of external incentive.

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In the News:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-prefontaine/motivation_b_1971983.html =180 Kilometers of Motivation= Eight mountain passes. Eleven days in hiking boots. Twelve different beds. Some 35,000 feet of elevation gain. Welcome to my holiday on the Tour du Mont Blanc.

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