Katerina loves to read books. her parents think that reading books is important, so they reward her with $5 every time she reads a book. over time, katerina decides that she does not really love books all that much. this is an example of the impact of locus of control on attitude formation. consistency between parents' attitudes and children's behavior. over-justification effect. self-fulfilling prophesy.

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Jamal Wolf

22 December, 15:29

Katerina loves to read books. her parents think that reading books is important, so they reward her with $5 every time she reads a book. over time, katerina decides that she does not really love books all that much. this is an example of the impact of locus of control on attitude formation. consistency between parents' attitudes and children's behavior. over-justification effect. self-fulfilling prophesy.

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Kylee Fischer · Answer 1

The answer is the over justification effect. This happens when presenting of some extrinsic incentive may lead to a decrease in an individual's intrinsic inspiration. In the example above, she was initially intrinsically motivated. Though, once she was given money (an extrinsic reward), her intrinsic motivation weaken.