The effects of contingent and noncontingent rewards and controls on intrinsic motivation

@article{Deci1972TheEO,
  title={The effects of contingent and noncontingent rewards and controls on intrinsic motivation},
  author={Edward L. Deci},
  journal={Organizational Behavior and Human Performance},
  year={1972},
  volume={8},
  pages={217-229}
}
  • E. Deci
  • Published 1 October 1972
  • Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
View via Publisher
selfdeterminationtheory.org
748 Citations
Highly Influential Citations
54
Background Citations
255
Methods Citations
30
Results Citations
27

Tables from this paper

748 Citations

The effect of earlier experience and reward contingencies on intrinsic motivation

A post hoc analysis of the data indicates that there may be a different effect of extrinsic rewards on behavioral measures and on rating scale measures of intrinsic motivation.

Further examinations of the relationship between reward contingency and intrinsic motivation

Sex Differences, Positive Feedback and Intrinsic Motivation.

Recent studies by Deci have demonstrated that external rewards can affect intrinsic motivation to perform an activity. Monetary rewards which are made contingent on performance and threats of…

Intrinsic motivation, external reward, and their effect on overall motivation and performance

ABSTRACT An unresolved debate lingers concerning the effect of performance-contingent rewards on motivation and performance. Behavioral psychology and economics suggest that performance-contingent…

Under what Circumstances do Extrinsic Rewards Decrease Intrinsic Motivation?

While inappropriate extrinsic rewards in a high-control situation reduced task attractiveness, appropriate intrinsic motivation did not decrease task attractiveness and a 4-way interaction was found among these variables which raises important implications concerning the choice of organizational rewards.

Reward-Induced Decrements and Increments in Intrinsic Motivation

The circumstances under which rewards undermine or enhance intrinsic interest are examined. It emerges that the recipient’s perception of the functions of the dispensed reward is critically…

Pervasive negative effects of rewards on intrinsic motivation: The myth continues

The results suggest that in general, rewards are not harmful to motivation to perform a task, and the pattern of results indicates that reward contingencies do not have pervasive negative effects on intrinsic motivation.

The effects of personal control, competence, and extrinsic reward systems on intrinsic motivation

The effects of extrinsic rewards on "intrinsic motivation."

Reward Contingency, Perceived Competence, and Attribution of Intrinsic Motivation: An Observer Simulation

An observer simulation and a within-subjects variable (i.e., size of reward) were used to examine the effects of reward contingency and performance feedback on intrinsic motivation. Subjects assessed…
...

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 37 REFERENCES

INTRINSIC MOTIVATION, EXTRINSIC REINFORCEMENT, AND INEQUITY

If a person who is intrinsically motivated to perform an activity begins to receive external reinforcement for the activity, what will happen to his intrinsic motivation? Previous studies and the…

Effects of Externally Mediated Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation.

Two laboratory experiments and one field experiment were conducted to investigate the effects of external rewards on intrinsic motivation to perform an activity. In each experiment, subjects were…

Inequity In Social Exchange

The function and meaning of work and the job.

W ITH the increasing complexity and industrialization of society, work for many people has become more and more simply a means toward the end of earning a living. However, we are in danger of…

Need satisfactions and employee turnover.

Summary In this study we establish the fact that the degree of satisfaction of certain personal needs supplied by a person's place of employment has a significant direct relationship to his…

New Patterns of management / Rensis Likert

Unlike most of its predecessors, Presthus' work is both interdisciplinary in the extreme, drawing on a wide range of social science prespectives, and unusually normative. Sullivan's writings on…

Work and motivation

Why do people choose the careers they do? What factors cause people to be satisfied with their work? No single work did more to make concepts like motive, goal incentive, and attitude part of the…

Equity theory: A review and critique.

The psychology of interpersonal relations

The psychology of interpersonal relations , The psychology of interpersonal relations , کتابخانه دیجیتال و فن آوری اطلاعات دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)

Motivation and Personality

Perspectives on Sexuality Sex Research - an Overview Part 1. Biological Perspectives: Sexual Anatomy 1. Sexual Physiology 2. Human Reproduction 3. Birth Control 4. Abortion Part 2. Developmental…