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Punished by rewards : the trouble with gold stars, incentive plans, A's, praise, and other bribes
- Title
- Punished by rewards : the trouble with gold stars, incentive plans, A's, praise, and other bribes / Alfie Kohn.
- Author
- Kohn, Alfie.
- Publication
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1993.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 398 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Kohn argues against the practice of offering people rewards in order to persuade them to get good grades, do good work, or behave in a certain manner, presenting evidence that shows the practice often has a negative effect, and discusses alternative methods of influencing behavior.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-384) and indexes.
- Contents
- Skinner-boxed: the legacy of behaviorism -- Is it right to reward? -- Is it effective to reward? -- The trouble with carrots: four reasons rewards fail -- Cutting the interest rate: the fifth reason rewards fail -- The praise problem -- Pay for performance: why behaviorism doesn't work in the workplace -- Lures for learning: why behaviorism doesn't work in the classroom -- Bribes for behaving: why behaviorism doesn't help children become good people -- Thank God it's Monday: the roots of motivation in the workplace -- Hooked on learning: the roots of motivation in the classroom -- Good kids without goodies.
- ISBN
- 0395650283
- 9780395650288
- 0395710901
- 9780395710906
- LCCN
- 93021897
- OCLC
- ocm28294899
- 28294899
- SCSB-1997727
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library