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Factor
(redirected from intrinsic factor)

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An event, circumstance, influence, or element that plays a part in bringing about a result.

A factor in a case contributes to its causation or outcome. In the area of Negligence law, the factors, or chain of causation, are important in determining whether liability ensues from a particular action done by the defendant.


factor n. 1) a salesman who sells in his/her own name on behalf of others, taking a commission for services. 2) something that contributes to the result.



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Adult students may be more motivated by the intrinsic factor such as the desire to learn the course material, and not the concern for the grade.
Of course, the intrinsic factors (job satisfiers) and extrinsic factors (job dissatisfiers) are not totally independent.
Subjective well-being offers a way of understanding people's happiness and many of the other intrinsic factors associated with life and leisure.
 
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