intrinsic interest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofintrinsicandinterest
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intrinsic
adjective
uk/ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk/us/ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk/
being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person ...
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interest
noun
uk/ˈɪn.trəst/us/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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(Definition ofintrinsicandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Leisure reading (that not required by school) was a good indicator of the level ofintrinsicinterestin reading in a particular language.
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Consistent with this preoccupation was their lack ofintrinsicinterestin other societies, which is not surprising, given their contempt for foreign languages.
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Cultivating competence, self-efficacy, andintrinsicinterestthrough proximal self-motivation.
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In this way, the study of popular culture offers the promise of research that is both ofintrinsicinterestand of broader historical significance.
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In fact the essays are devoted to fairly discrete studies of groups and individuals, some of which do have anintrinsicinterest.
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This article presents a case study that demonstrates the effect ofintrinsicinterestin a particular repertoire on strategy use and persistence.
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This shows that she was able to distinguish between herintrinsicinterestin the repertoire and her dislike for the process of learning it.
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Selective functions include judgment of the scientific value of the problem and itsintrinsicinterest.
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Heuristic passion evokes harmonies in perception of possible theories (guessing right), an appreciation of scientific value (intrinsicinterest, beauty).
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Even wing rubbing, fading or fraying, previously referred to as a nuisance factor, may be ofintrinsicinterest.
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The theoretical differences between blocking and competition accounts haveintrinsicinterest.
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One is theintrinsicinterestin deepening our understanding of law as a social practice, and determining the most fundamental features of that practice.
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An exploratory factor analysis revealed seven motivation types:intrinsicinterest, immediate achievement, individual development, information medium, going abroad, social responsibility, and learning situation.
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The result is a theory withintrinsicinterestand impressive descriptive coverage.
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Intrinsicinterest, the personal aspect, evokes a positive response (joy, the attraction of a good problem).
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In this way it continues to offer the promise of research that is both ofintrinsicinterestand of broader historical significance.
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The main excuse for the above proof (apart from its simplicity) is our belief that this new blow-up might have someintrinsicinterest.
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Moreover, the classification is ofintrinsicinterestsince it has had a significant impact in the scientific world, for instance among population geneticists.
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