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Effects of reward on self-regulation, intrinsic motivation and creativity
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Abstract
This article evaluates the effects of two types of rewards (performance-contingent versus engagement-contingent) on self-regulation, intrinsic motivation and creativity. Forty-two under-graduate students were randomly assigned to three conditions; i.e. a performance-contingent reward group, an engag... view more
This article evaluates the effects of two types of rewards (performance-contingent versus engagement-contingent) on self-regulation, intrinsic motivation and creativity. Forty-two under-graduate students were randomly assigned to three conditions; i.e. a performance-contingent reward group, an engagement-contingent reward group and a control group. Results provide little support for the negative effects of performance rewards on motivational components. However, they do indicate that participants in the engagement-contingent reward group and the control group achieved higher rated creativity than participants in the performance-contingent reward group. Alternative explanations for this finding are discussed.... view less
Keywords
intrinsic motivation; self-control; creativity; reward; internalization; self-regulation; extrinsic motivation; individual; success-failure; measurement; motivation research; motivation; theory; personality; sociopsychological factors
Classification
General Psychology
Personality Psychology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 439-458
Journal
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 52 (2008) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00313830802346314
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed