Under Some Conditions, Negative Feedback Can Increase Students' Intrinsic Motivation

Multiple Choice

Under some conditions, negative feedback can increase students' intrinsic motivation to perform school tasks.With these conditions in mind, choose the statement below that is most likely to promote intrinsic motivation.

A) "You have the lowest quiz score in the entire class, Bill.I want you to see if you can do better than at least half of your classmates next time."
B) "The Drama Club should be embarrassed about the mess it left in the cafeteria after school yesterday.Do you want the rest of the school to think that Drama Club members are slobs?"
C) "I know you have the ability to write a better essay than this, Janet.Let me give you some suggestions about what you might do differently next time."
D) "I'm not pleased with the projects that you students turned in yesterday.You should be ashamed of yourselves for not taking the assignment more seriously."