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Jung, Steven M.; And Others – 1971
This document reports the results of a 6-month investigation into the possibility of instituting operational incentive systems in schools. An experiment is suggested that would examine the effects of a wide range of monetary and nonmonetary rewards on students, teachers, administrators, and parents based on demonstrated gains in student…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bibliographies, Data Analysis, Educational Experiments
Lepper, Mark R.; Greene, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Study results indicate that overly powerful extrinsic rewards can reduce intrinsic motivation and suggest that there is a need to control unnecessarily powerful reward systems. (Author/DW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Motivation, Positive Reinforcement

Herzberg, Frederick; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
This article presents two investigations of the motivational inversion hypothesis derived from the motivation-hygiene theory. The major hypothesis of this article is that the higher the degree of mental disorder, the higher the degree of motivational inversion. (Author/EK)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Individual Psychology, Mental Disorders, Motivation

Gilpin, Andrew R.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Extinction (Psychology), Kindergarten Children, Motivation, Reaction Time
Bijou, Sidney W. – 1975
This paper points out the inadequacies of emotional or drive-based theories of exploratory behavior and offers instead a behavior analysis conceptualization. Exploratory behavior as an emotional state was rejected because the environmental conditions said to arouse exploration and the behaviors said to manifest curiosity are too general to…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Child Development, Curiosity, Motivation
Humphreys, Lloyd G. – 1969
In order of importance, curriculum, motivation, academic ability, and teaching methods are described in this paper as principles affecting classroom learning that can lead to more effective instruction. Curriculum simply exposes students to appropriate content and subject matter. Educational research should concentrate on the evaluation of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Principles, Intelligence, Learning Theories
Meyer, Mary Coeli – Personnel Journal, 1978
The author discusses several organizational and individual factors that lead to loss of motivation and explains how the psychological contract between employer and employee which is made during the initial interview is a critical factor. The demotivation process is more specifically examined as a sequential process including confusion, anger,…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Motivation, Negative Reinforcement

Wilson, William P.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1978
Examined the effect of monetary incentives on word list memory. Subjects were 72 children from grades 4, 6, and 8. (BD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Memorization, Memory

Feldstein, Jerome H. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1973
Experiment was designed to isolate the incentive properties of uncertainty reduction (information) from those of material reward value and vaiety in a binary, competitive reward situation. (Author)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Grade 4, Motivation, Reinforcement

Walker, Hill M.; Buckley, Nancy K. – Psychology in the Schools, 1972
Results of this study provided indirect support for Marshall's (1965) Hypothesis with regard to the informational versus motivational properties of punishment (punishment of specific responses has discriminative or informative value, whereas punishment applied to the situation may have primary motivational value). (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Feedback, Motivation
Wadsworth, H. G. – Soc Work, 1970
Reports on attempts to apply certain techniques of learning theory, including the use of social and tangible reinforcers, a token economy system, point exchange system, and a chart system. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Schools, Learning Theories, Motivation
Stogdil, Ralph M.; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1971
Describes a set of experiments whose aim was to devise a means of getting employees to better understand the problems of supervisors. Results are described and discussed. (AN)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Experiments, Employee Attitudes, Motivation

Olson, R. Paul – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1971
This study confirmed two general predictions: (1) the model contributes to new learning; and (2) neither the model nor reinforcement of the model adds significantly to motivation, beyond the effect that can be attributed to reinforcement of the subject himself. (Author/CG)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Models

Watson, Peter – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1970
Reports a series of three exploratory studies. (WY)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Motivation, Reaction Time

Stuempfig, Daniel W.; Maehr, Martin L. – Child Development, 1970
Descriptors: Feedback, High School Students, Motivation, Reinforcement