Your Text Reports an Experiment by Lepper Et Al

question 30

Multiple Choice

Your text reports an experiment by Lepper et al. (1973) on the effects of reward. In the study, children were randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups: an expected reward condition, an unexpected reward condition, or a no reward condition. The children in the _____ condition were more likely to lose their initial interest in the task.

• A)expected reward
• B)unexpected reward
• C)no reward
• D)A and C.

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