Overjustification
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overjustification is a noun meaning Excessive justification.
Meaning
Excessive justification.
More Meanings
- (psychology) External incentives for an already internally motivated behavior, which risk the loss of the original motivation.
Word Forms
- overjustifications
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overplacement, overestimation, overattribution, overstatement, overpraising, overpresumption.
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