In their study of happiness and success in college, Sheldon and Houser-Marko evaluated freshmen students' reasons for attending college according to the extent to which their reasons reflected external, introjected, identified, or intrinsic motivations. A student who said their main reason for attending college was that they would feel guilty and anxious if they didn't, perhaps because they would disappoint their parents, would be fit what type of motive or reason for going to college?

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The student's reason for attending college is based on feelings of guilt and anxiety, which aligns with introjected motivation, where actions are driven by internal pressures and the desire to avoid negative emotions.

In Their Study of Happiness and Success in College, Sheldon