cognitive evaluation theory

a theory postulating that an individual’s performance will improve or decline depending on his or her attitude about the reward for good performance, that is, about whether it is conferred as a true reward for effective performance or as a means by which the grantor of the reward asserts control over the performer. [posited by Leon Festinger]

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March 16th 2025

prodrug

n. a drug that is either biologically inert or of limited activity until metabolized to a more active derivative.