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Talbot, Gilles L. – 1981
Previous research has suggested that extrinsic rewards operate to decrease intrinsic motivation to perform a task when they are offered for an initially intrinsically motivating task and then removed. To determine the initial intrinsic motivation of studying, 170 Canadian community college students were divided into one control and four treatment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention
