The effects of extrinsic reinforcement on intrinsic motivation

The effects of extrinsic reinforcement on intrinsic motivation P.yhulugv in rhe Schoo1.T 1982, IY. 260-268 THE EFFECTS OF EXTRINSIC REINFORCEMENT ON INTRINSIC MOTIVATION RICHARD A . BLOCKER A N D R . P. E D W A R D S University of Souihern Mississippi In this paper, the role of extrinsic reinforcement in intrinsic motivation is discussed in terms of Deci’s cognitive attribution theory. The competing response hypothesis and the frustration hypothesis are presented as alternative