Thomas really likes psychology. He studies very hard because he enjoys finding out about how people work. But lately his parents have started to give him money every time he does well on a test. We would expect Thomas' motivation to decrease because of

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The overjustification hypothesis suggests that if a person is given external rewards for doing something they already enjoy, their intrinsic motivation for the activity can decrease. In Thomas' case, receiving money for good test scores could reduce his internal interest in studying psychology.

Thomas Really Likes Psychology