Barbara Has Recently Shown Interest in Helping Her Mother with Chores

question 8

Multiple Choice

Barbara has recently shown interest in helping her mother with chores. She asks to put the dishes away and water the plants. Her mother notices that she seems to really enjoy doing these things, and decides to give Barbara one dollar for every chore she completes. According to the research on extrinsic rewards, you may predict that Barbara:

• A) soon will not like doing chores, and will only perform them if she receives money.
• B) will like doing the chores even more because she is getting paid.
• C) will feel much more competent at the chores than before.
• D) will really love doing the chores for their own sake if she receives money for more than a month.

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