After Doing Extremely Well on Test of Mathematics Achievement, Jacinda

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Multiple Choice

After doing extremely well on test of mathematics achievement, Jacinda is surprised when she receives an unexpected award.Based on research by Eisenberg and Cameron (1996) you can predict she will:

• A)become less motivated than someone who expected to receive an award
• B)show no change in her intrinsic motivation to do well at math
• C)no longer show intrinsic motivation regarding math
• D)show increased motivation to do well at math

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