overjustification

/OW1 V ER0 JH AH1 S T AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    (psychology) External incentives for an already internally motivated behavior, which risk the loss of the original motivation.

  2. 2

    Excessive justification.

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