When rewards reflect competence: A qualification of the overjustification effect.

Rosenfield, David; Folger, Robert; Adelman, Harold F.

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When rewards reflect competence: A qualification of the overjustification effect.

Rosenfield, David, Folger, Robert, Adelman, Harold F.·1980·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Authors: Rosenfield, D., Folger, R., & Adelman, H. F.
Affiliations: Southern Methodist University (US)
ORCID: Folger, Robert
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1980-09
Volume: 39
Issue: 3
Pages: 368-376
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.39.3.368
OpenAlex: W2086974944
Cited by: 118
References: 17
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 54.02
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Keywords: overjustification effect, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic rewards, competence

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