The overjustification effect suggests that providing __________ for volunteering or community service can undermine __________.

a. excessive rewards; an intrinsic motivation to help
b. excessive rewards; self-attributions such as "greedy"
c. barely sufficient rewards; self-attributions such as "kind" and "helpful"
d. insufficient rewards; an intrinsic motivation to help


Answer: c. barely sufficient rewards; self-attributions such as "kind" and "helpful"

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