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meagbuch

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Rewards are not as likely to undermine intrinsic motivation when
 
  a. they depend on how well people perform the task in question.
  b. people grow anxious or apprehensive about being evaluated.
  c. rewards are not given to everyone.
  d. no one is labeled a loser.

Question 2

Mrs. Hill has decided to provide her first-grade students with gold stars to reward them for reading. She has decided to use performance-contingent rewards.
 
  However, in using these, she must also be careful to ________ so that using the rewards does not backfire.
  a. avoid having the students compete with one another
  b. encourage cooperation among students
  c. encourage students to write about what they read
  d. avoid making students tense about being evaluated



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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