Editing Extrinsic Motivation (section)

=='''Evidence'''==
There seems to be for and against arguments about the value of extrinsic motivation based on rewards or punishments. Martinez<ref name="Martinez" /> points out extrinsic rewards are possible factors that lead to the decline of [[intrinsic motivation]] (which, based on Martinez, refers to the willingness to do something out of one’s own sake) in academic settings. On the other hand, research has also shown that if the person is extrinsically motivated by the external regulations of an activity (such as a reward), he/she may start discovering the intrinsic properties of the activity, and gradually shifting toward being intrinsically motivated, given that the external regulation is not too controlling<ref name="Ryan" />.
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