Undermining children's intrinsic interest with extrinsic reward

Lepper, M. R., Greene, D., & Nisbett, R. E. (1973). Undermining children's intrinsic interest with extrinsic reward: A test of the ‘overjustification’ hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 28(1), 129-137.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1973

Volume

28

Issue

1

Pages

129-137

DOI

10.1037/h0035519

DOI registrant

American Psychological Association

Link

https://doi.org/10.1037/h0035519

Cited by

1 citation across 1 artifact.

Mechanisms

• Reward or Recognition System
  • It is the mechanism most exposed to the overjustification effect, the finding that a strong extrinsic reward can displace the intrinsic motivation that was already driving a behavior

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