Distinct motivational effects of contingent and non-contingent rewards
When rewards are on offer, we put more energy in, increasing “motivational vigour”. In theory, incentives might drive behaviour for two distinct reasons: first, they increase expected reward; second, they increase the value difference between successful and unsuccessful performance, increasing conti...
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Association for Psychological Science
2017
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