Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation Quiz

Based on the overjustification effect, which of the following is most likely to experience decreased intrinsic motivation?

• Someone given a reward for winning a game

• Someone not given a reward for playing a game

• Someone given a reward for playing a game

• Someone who has no interest in playing a game

A study of the overjustification effect found that _____.

• children given rewards for playing math games played them more often afterward

• children given rewards for playing math games played them less often afterward

• children given rewards for playing math games played them the same amount afterward

• children are intrinsically motivated to play math games

Which of the following people is considered intrinsically motivated?

• A student who completes all her homework so she doesn't get in trouble

• A guy who runs errands in exchange for free pizza

• A man who creates artwork for money

• A woman who paints because it's relaxing

Extrinsic motivation is defined as _____.

• doing something because it results in an external reward or avoids negative consequences

• doing something because it needs to be done

• doing something fun with other people

• doing something because it's interesting

Which of the following is most likely to result in an intrinsic motivation to not repeat the negative behavior?

• Light punishment

• Heavy punishment

• No punishment

• Punishment that's neither light nor heavy