If a Child Starts Doing a Behavior Because He Is

question 156

Short Answer

If a child starts doing a behavior because he is rewarded for it but continues doing the behavior even after the rewards stop, it means that the extrinsic motivation has become _____.

---

Definitions:

Construct Validity

Construct validity is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to be measuring, reflecting the accuracy of an operationalization of a theoretical construct.

Split-half Reliability

This is a measure of consistency where a test is divided into two parts, and the scores from each half are compared to evaluate the test's reliability.

Test-retest Reliability

The reliability of a measurement determined by evaluating the same people on two separate occasions.

Interrater Reliability

A measure of the extent to which different observers or raters agree in their assessment decisions.