After Observing the Amount of Time Elementary Students Spent Playing

question 129

Multiple Choice

After observing the amount of time elementary students spent playing new math games,David Greene,Betty Sternberg,and Mark Lepper (1976) provided rewards to children for playing with the games.From what you know about the overjustification effect,what can you predict happened after the rewards were removed?

• A)The children's intrinsic interest in the math games increased.
• B)Although children reported less liking for the math games,they continued to play with them.
• C)The time children spent playing with the game increased slightly.
• D)The time children spent playing the game remained the same.
• E)The children's intrinsic interest in the math games decreased.

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