If a Person Engages in an Intrinsically Motivating Activity and Begins

question 43

Multiple Choice

If a person engages in an intrinsically motivating activity and begins to receive extrinsic rewards for doing so, what happens to his or her intrinsic and extrinsic motivations?

• A)Intrinsic decreases, while extrinsic increases.
• B)Intrinsic increases, while extrinsic decreases.
• C)Both decrease.
• D)Both increase.

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Definitions:

Disruptive Behaviours

Actions that interrupt the normal flow or operations within a group, often negatively affecting the environment or outcomes.

Co-workers

Individuals who work together typically in the same department or project within an organization.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The principle that as additional units of a variable input are added to a fixed input, the additional output produced from each new unit of input will eventually decrease.

Units Of Output

The quantity of goods or services produced by a firm, sector, or economy within a given time period.