Question

You are an obese teenager who enjoys jogging. Your parents are concerned about your health and give you money whenever you jog. According to self-perception theory, your parents' behavior is most likely to _____ your intrinsic motivation for jogging.

Answer 1

Answer:

decrease.

Explanation:

As developed by  Daryl Bem, the theory of self-perception, proposed that individuals establish perceptions and beliefs by analyzing their own actions and making inference from it. He argued that people often evaluate their own actions in the same way they evaluate someone else's actions. This hypothesis further diminishes the role of internal thinking and feeling in the development of attitudes.