Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a reward 

Options

A. decreases extrinsic motivation
B. increase intrinsic motivation
C. would encourage children to focus on mastery rather than performance goals
D. decreases children's natural interest and I curiosity involved in learning

Answer

D

Explanation

Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a reward decreases children.s natural interest and curiosity involved in learning. Both reward and punishment are motivational factors in learning. However repetitively asking children to engage in learning activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a reward, produces a negative affect. It decreases a child.s natural interest and curiosity involved in learning. Learning then becomes more inclined towards reward or punishment.