According to Research on Intrinsic Motivation, What Happens When Experimenters

question 109

Multiple Choice

According to research on intrinsic motivation, what happens when experimenters reward behavior that was, initially, its own reward (that is, performed in the absence of external incentive) ?

• A) Interest in the behavior increased.
• B) Interest in the behavior decreased.
• C) The behavior generalized to similar behaviors.
• D) Both a and c are correct answers.

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Definitions:

Observer Focus

An attentional or observational stance where one monitors a situation or phenomenon without direct involvement.

Sensing/Intuition

A dichotomy in psychological type theories describing a preference in the way individuals perceive and gather information: Sensing through direct observation of the world, and Intuition through interpreting and adding meaning.

Myers-Briggs

A psychological assessment tool that categorizes individuals into personality types based on preferences in how they perceive the world and make decisions.

Perception Gathering

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