Describe the two major types of interests that people can have in a subject or activity, how those types of interests affect motivation, and the relationship between the two types

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One's interests may be personal or situational. Personal interest is marked by an intrinsic desire to understand a topic that persists over an extended period of time and is based on prior knowledge, experience, and strong positive emotions. Thus, personal interest is likely to have a strong, long-lasting effect on motivation. Situational interest is more dependent on short-term contextual factors, such as becoming interested in the outcome of baseball games because one's hometown team has qualified for the league championship series. Consequently, the impact of situational interest on motivation is likely to be short term. An interest that initially is situational can become personal and thereby have a more long-term effect on motivation.

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