In a Study by Radel, Sarrazin, & Pelletier (2009), Participants

In a study by Radel, Sarrazin, & Pelletier (2009) , participants were primed with either autonomous words, controlling words, or strings of letters before performing a task. What was their finding?

A) Autonomous choice may play an important role in enhancing intrinsic motivation, effort, and performance
B) Controlling factors may play a significant role in increasing persistence and effort
C) Autonomous choice may decrease enjoyment of a task, even if the participant performs well on the task
D) The researchers did not find significant differences between the participants who were primed with autonomous words and those primed with controlling words