Which of the Following Is NOT True

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true?

• A) Tang and Hall (1995) found that contingent reward can mitigate the overjustification effect.
• B) Wimperis and Farr (1979) found that subjects who received a reward only if they performed well outperformed subjects in the noncontingent condition, thus avoiding the overjustification effect.
• C) Being rewarded regardless of how well you perform may be the root cause behind the overjustification effect.
• D) Research has found that lack of reward influences the overjustification effect.

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