Mark Lepper and his colleagues (1973) asked nursery school children to draw pictures with magic markers, a task they already found intrinsically motivating.
One group was promised a reward, a second group was not given a reward, and a third group was provided with a surprise reward. Which group was found to spend the most time drawing the next day when the children were given an opportunity to spend time on the activity of their choosing?
a. The group provided with no reward spent the most time drawing.
b. The group provided with a surprise reward spent the most time drawing.
c. The group provided with a reward spent the most time drawing.
d. The group provided with a reward and the group provided with a surprise reward spent the same amount of time drawing.
Question 2
Rosemarie wants her son Marc to be more motivated to practice the violin on his own. Based on research on the overjustication effect, what would be the LEAST effective way to intrinsically motivate Marc to practice?
a. Surprise him with 20 dollars after he practices.
b. Do not provide him with any reward.
c. Promise to pay him 30 dollars every time he practices the violin.
d. Surprise him with 50 dollars after he practices.
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