Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ085275
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Publication Date: 1973
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Undermining Children's Intrinsic Interest with Extrinsic Reward: A Test of the "Overjustification" Hypothesis
Lepper, Mark R.; And Others
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 28, 1, 129-137, Oct 73
Results of this field experiment supported the prediction that subjects in the expected-award condition would show less subsequent intrinsic interest in the target activity than subjects in either of the other two conditions (unexpected-award and no-award conditions). (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Expectation, Interests, Motivation, Personality Development, Rewards, Self Reward
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