Discussion
When students repeatedly engage in an activity (such as design and conduct an experiment) to earn a reward that is not directly related to that activity (such as earn a 'star' or 'badge') they are likely to
Answer: A
They are likely to develop a materialistic attitude towards learning.
When students work for rewards unrelated to the activity itself, such as stars or badges, their motivation becomes extrinsic: they learn in order to get the reward. Research on the overjustification effect (Lepper, Greene and Nisbett) shows that such rewards can undermine intrinsic interest, so learning comes to be valued for what it earns.
Enjoying learning for its own sake, persisting without the reward and setting mastery goals are signs of intrinsic motivation, which unrelated external rewards tend to weaken rather than produce.
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