Pascale is an eight-year-old who loves reading. One day her mother announces that she will pay Pascale one dollar for every book she finishes. According to the __________ hypothesis, the amount Pascale reads should __________.
A) drive reduction; increase
B) optimum-level; decrease
C) overjustification; decrease
D) drive reduction; decrease
E) overjustification; increase

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The overjustification hypothesis suggests that if a person is given external rewards for an activity they already find intrinsically rewarding, their intrinsic motivation to engage in that activity may decrease. Therefore, if Pascale is paid to read books—a task she already enjoys—according to the overjustification hypothesis, her intrinsic motivation to read might decrease, leading to a decrease in the amount she reads.

Pascale Is an Eight-Year-Old Who Loves Reading