According to the Over Justification Hypothesis, Giving People Extrinsic Rewards

question 572

Multiple Choice

According to the over justification hypothesis, giving people extrinsic rewards to perform activities that they intrinsically enjoy may ___________

• A)increase the enjoyment of performing the task
• B)reduce intrinsic motivation
• C)reduce the homeostatic motivation
• D)create an incentive

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Definitions:

Complementary Goods

Goods and services that are used together; when the price of one falls, the demand for the other rises (and conversely).

Inelastic

A term describing demand when it changes by a smaller percentage than changes in price.

Elasticity of Demand

An index indicating the degree to which demand for a product changes in response to a price change, where an elasticity greater than one signifies a high level of responsiveness.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a good or service changes with a change in consumers' income.