Professor Armistead Asks Her Students to Work on Some Creative

Multiple Choice

Professor Armistead asks her students to work on some creative writing in class one day, giving them the freedom to write about anything that interests them. They all do very good work and submit excellent, creative essays. The next day, she asks them to do the same thing but promises them all extra credit if their work is very good. How will applying an external reward to the writing assignment impact the students' motivation?

A) It will increase the creativity of the essays.
B) It will cause students to be motivated to let classmates read their essays before submitting them.
C) It will cause them to write far more than they did the previous day.
D) It is likely to decrease their motivation.