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Extrinsic Rewards, Intrinsic Motivation, and Task Performance: The Mediating Role of Social Interaction.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Weisz, John R. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Abstract | US': DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH, . EDUCATION IL WELFARE NATiONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. In a study of the effects of an anticipated reward on the interaction between rewarder and rewardee, the hypothesis was advanced 'that the offer of a reward heightens a child's sense of outerdirectedness and dependency upon the rewarding adult. Twenty-nine preschoolers who had demonstrated some intrinsic interest in puzzles were asked to assemble a pair of puzzles under one of two conditions, reward promised (RP) or no reward promised (NRP). As predicted, children in the RP condition verbalized more often and glanced at the experimenter more than did children in the NRP condition. In addition, although treatment group differences in quality of puzzle performance and in subsequent interest in puzzles did not attain statistical significance, both measures showed significant negative correlations with nuMber of verbalizations among children in the.RP condition. This finding suggests that the'extent to which reward VIprocedures undermine intrinsic motivation and task performance may be a function COof the impact of rewards upon the social orientation of the rewarded individual. rani |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED136920.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
