Explain Why Extrinsic Rewards Can Undermine the Pleasure of Doing

question 173

Essay

Explain why extrinsic rewards can undermine the pleasure of doing something for its own sake.

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Definitions:

Anxious Thoughts

Worrisome ideas or concerns that can lead to feelings of anxiety or panic, often without a clear or immediate external cause.

Acute Stress

A short-term physiological response to an immediately perceived threat or challenge.

Somatic Symptom

Physical symptoms that are either significantly distressing or result in significant disruption of functioning, which may have no identifiable medical cause but are still real to the patient.

Cognitive

Relates to mental processes such as perception, memory, thought, and problem-solving.