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

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The overjustification effect occurs when people who were initially intrinsically motivated to engage in an activity (such as volunteering or community service) are given excessive external rewards (such as money or gifts) for doing so. This can undermine their intrinsic motivation by causing them to become more focused on the external reward than on the activity itself. Therefore, excessive rewards can undermine intrinsic motivation to help, leading to the overjustification effect.

The Overjustification Effect Suggests That Providing __________ for Volunteering or Community