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GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 55

Motivation, Emotion and Stress and Coping · Approaches to Motivation: Instinct, drive-reduction, arousal, incentive, humanistic, achievement and intrinsic motivation, aggression, curiosity and exploration · 2 marks · Multiple choice

According to the overjustifcation effect, which one of the following consequences would be TRUE for students who freely choose to study psychology, if marks are given for attendance?

  1. Increased interest of students in the subject
  2. Decreased interest of students in the subject
  3. No effect on the interest of students in the subject
  4. Increased interest in other social science subjects

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Correct answer: (B) Decreased interest of students in the subject

Explanation

An external reward added to something done for its own sake lowers intrinsic interest. This is the overjustification effect.