Question

In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me. I would be beyond reproach. I would never feel the need to sulk for anything.

–“Two Kinds,”
Amy Tan

Which detail from the passage demonstrates an extrinsic motivation?

The narrator imagines being different.
The narrator realizes that she tends to sulk.
The narrator wants her parents to adore her.
The narrator thinks she could become perfect.

Answer 1

"The narrator wants her parents to adore her."

This shows extrinsic motivation because she's driven by external approval/adoration from her parents rather than an internal personal desire.