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Peer reviewedMcVey, Mary D. – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 2001
Recognizes the influence of praise on human behavior, and provides specific suggestions on how to maximize the positive effects of praise when intended as positive reinforcement. Examines contingency, specificity, and selectivity aspects of praise. Cautions teachers to avoid the controlling effects of praise and the possibility that praise may…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Classroom Communication, Early Childhood Education, Incentives
Peer reviewedKatzell, Raymond A.; Thompson, Donna E. – American Psychologist, 1990
Presents theories of motivation classified as those dealing either with exogenous causes or with endogenous processes. The following strategies for improving work motivation are discussed: (1) personal motives; (2) incentives and rewards; (3) reinforcement; (4) goal-setting techniques; (5) personal and material resources; (6) social and group…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Group Dynamics, Incentives, Industrial Psychology
