Children who were conspicuously rewarded for drawing with felt-tip pens on one occasion later showed less interest in playing with the pens.Their loss of interest suggests that
A)intrinsic incentives can undermine extrinsic motivation.
B)classroom enrichment programs undermine extrinsic motivation.
C)extrinsic incentives can undermine intrinsic motivation.
D)classroom enrichment programs undermine intrinsic motivation.

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The study suggests that the children's previous experience of being rewarded for drawing with felt-tip pens led to a decreased interest in playing with the pens later on. This implies that the extrinsic reward (the initial reward) undermined the children's intrinsic motivation (their inherent interest in drawing with pens). Therefore, option C is the most appropriate. Options A and D are not supported by the given scenario, and option B is not relevant to the situation discussed.

Children Who Were Conspicuously Rewarded for Drawing with Felt-Tip Pens