A Problem with Using Rewards to Motivate Behavior Is That

question 135

Multiple Choice

A problem with using rewards to motivate behavior is that rewards:

• A)increase the behavior instead of decrease it.
• B)have been shown to not alter motivation levels.
• C)may undermine intrinsic motivation.
• D)may undermine extrinsic motivation.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

Learning in which previously existing behaviors come to be elicited by new stimuli.

Goal-Directed Behavior

Refers to actions that are carried out with a specific outcome or objective in mind.

Coordination

The ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently.

A-not-B Error

A cognitive mistake observed in infancy, where children will search for an object in the last place they found it (A) rather than its new location (B), demonstrating an aspect of cognitive development.