overjustification
English
noun
Definitions
- Excessive justification.
- (psychology) External incentives for an already internally motivated behavior, which risk the loss of the original motivation.
Etymology
Suffix from English overjustify, justification.
Origin
English
justification
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Cognates and derived terms
- justification English
- justificational English
- justificationism English
- justificationist English
- justify English
- overjustify English
- self-justification English
- justification Middle French