A teacher notes that homework is turned less frequently than she would like. She therefore begins offering extrinsic rewards for turning in homework. More homework is subsequently turned in, at which point she stops offering those rewards. Based on evidence from classic studies by Deci and others, which of the following is most likely to occur?
a. Students will turn in homework with the same frequency that they did before rewards were used.
b. Students will turn in homework more frequently than they did before rewards were used.
c. Students will turn in homework less frequently than they did before rewards were used.
d. The answer is mostly dependent upon how well students liked the extrinsic reward that was offered.
c. Students will turn in homework less frequently than they did before rewards were used.
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