Effects of external contingencies on an actively caring behavior: a field test of intrinsic motivation theory

Reward programs and incentive plans are popular methods of increasing desired behaviors in applied settings. Yet, opponents of "carrot and stick" interventions claim these programs are perceived as controlling and as a result are counterproductive to people's intrinsic motivation t...

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Main Author: Boyce, Thomas E.
Other Authors: Psychology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40720
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01202010-020331/