Children who were lavishly rewarded for drawing on one occasion later showed little interest in drawing. Their loss of interest suggests that

a. intrinsic incentives can undermine extrinsic motivation.
b. classroom enrichment programs undermine extrinsic motivation.
c. extrinsic incentives can undermine intrinsic motivation.
d. classroom enrichment programs undermine intrinsic motivation.


ANSWER: c

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