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- noun Excessive
justification . - noun psychology Specifically, external
incentives for an already-internally-motivated behavior , which risk the loss of the original motivation.
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Examples
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This body of studies deals with a phenomenon known as the overjustification effect which, simply stated, refers to the fact that external incentives to perform a task -promises of money, prizes, awards- are deleterious to performance.
Forbes.com: News Forbes Blogs 2011
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Regardless of why overjustification effects occur, it is incontrovertible that many incentives do not incentivize.
Forbes.com: News Forbes Blogs 2011
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Undermining children’s intrinsic interest with extrinsic reward: A test of the “overjustification” hypothesis.
Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011
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Undermining children’s intrinsic interest with extrinsic reward: A test of the “overjustification” hypothesis.
Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011
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