Performance-Contingent Rewards Depend on How Well People Perform the Task

question 4

Multiple Choice

Performance-contingent rewards depend on how well people perform the task.This type of reward

• A) is more likely to decrease interest in a task than task-contingent rewards.
• B) is less likely to decrease interest in a task than task-contingent rewards.
• C) is subject to the over-justification effect.
• D) leads to self-enhancement.
• E) is an important part of social comparison theory.

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Definitions:

Food Restriction

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Semi-Starvation

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Eating Disorders

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