According to the authors of your text, the overjustification effect is the tendency for people to view their behavior as caused by something __________.
A) extrinsic, thus undermining their intrinsic motivation
B) intrinsic, thus overshadowing their extrinsic motivation
C) overjustified by intrinsic motivation
D) rewardable, but not punishable

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The overjustification effect refers to the idea that when people are rewarded for performing an activity that they previously enjoyed for its own sake, they may come to view their behavior as caused by the external reward rather than their own inherent interest, thereby undermining their intrinsic motivation.

According to the Authors of Your Text, the Overjustification Effect