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Overjustification effect

The overjustification effect is a phenomenon in psychology in which providing expected external incentive, such as money or prizes, for an already intrinsically rewarding activity can reduce a person's intrinsic motivation to perform that activity. It is commonly understood in terms of the interaction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, where…

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Overjustification effectis aphenomenon in psychology in which providing expected external incentive0.90text
identifiedinstance ofranging from external regulation to more autonomous forms0.80text
integrated regulationinstance ofranging from external regulation to more autonomous forms0.80text
higher level of job satisfactioninstance ofacknowledging subordinates' perspectives and cultivating self-initiation resulted in employees having more positive work-related attitudes0.80text
increased level of trust in corporate managementinstance ofacknowledging subordinates' perspectives and cultivating self-initiation resulted in employees having more positive work-related attitudes0.80text
positive feedbackinstance ofverbal rewards0.80text
praise are predicted to be experienced as controlling hence decreasing intrinsic motivationinstance ofverbal rewards0.80text
pointsinstance ofoften with the goal of encouraging greater engagement with the non-game context by providing symbolic rewards0.80text
badgesinstance ofoften with the goal of encouraging greater engagement with the non-game context by providing symbolic rewards0.80text
or virtual currencyinstance ofoften with the goal of encouraging greater engagement with the non-game context by providing symbolic rewards0.80text
foursquare might provide expected rewards for activities that do not adequately meet self-determination theory's three innate needs for intrinsic motivationinstance ofthese critics of gamification express concerns that gamified contexts0.80text
Overjustification effectrelated to 2. Age groupThere0.60section

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