The author of Chapter 16 ("Classroom")and possibly your course instructor may find the focus of the chapter (i.e.,applying social psychology to the classroom)to be very interesting.On the other hand,as you read the chapter for your course,you may not find it all that interesting.Which cognitive process may,in particular,contribute to your lower interest level?

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The overjustification effect occurs when an external incentive like a reward, decreases a person's intrinsic motivation to perform a task because the task is no longer performed for its own sake but for the sake of obtaining the reward. In the context of reading a chapter for a course, if your motivation is primarily to get a good grade rather than an intrinsic interest in the material, your interest level may be lower.

The Author of Chapter 16 ("Classroom")and Possibly Your Course Instructor