Tesla crafts imitation dream catchers in her spare time. her father constantly encourages her to sell them on ebay. when she finally agrees to sell them, she notices that while she still enjoys making the dream catchers, she no longer does it for fun—she does it to make money. this is an example of the effect.

This is an example of the over-justification effect.

Further Explanation:

Over-justification effect:

Over-justification effect is an event where the rewards (money) for carrying a specific activity demotivates the employee. The employee is internally motivated for carrying an activity, but when he is given an external reward for that specific activity, the intrinsic motivation of the employee decreases and the employee is no more willing to perform the task, or the willingness decreases when the external rewards are provided.

Tesla’s hobby of crafting dream catcher:

In the given case, Tesla has a hobby of crafting the dream catcher in her spare time. But there is no internal motivation when she makes the dream-catcher for making money. It is a case of the over-justification effect. The external incentives (money) has resulted in a decrease in internal motivation for crafting the dream catcher.

Thus, this is an example of the over-justification effect.

Learn more:

1.Learn more about the type of behavior  

2.Learn more about the Maslow theory of motivation

3.Learn more about the productivity

Answer details:

Grade: Senior School

Subject: Human Resource Management

Chapter: Motivation  

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