Child Development · 1968 · 24 citations · 11 references
ManagementBehavioral SciencesPsychologyChild DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyIncentive SystemsBehavioral IncentivesIncentive CompatibilityMonetary IncentivesPositive ReinforcementPositive Reinforcement SystemsReward ProcessingBehavioral Response To IncentivesBehavioral Responses To Monetary IncentivesIncentive MechanismsIncentive MotivationTransmission Of Behavioral Patterns
This study investigated the effects of incentive level and method of transmission on children's adoption of a self-reward standard. A 2 X 2 X 3 factorial design with 2 incentive levels, sex of subjects, and 3 modes of training was employed. As predicted, high incentive resulted in greater rule violation than did low incentive when subjects performed alone. Further, as anticipated, modeling and direct training procedures both proved to be effective. A hypothesized patterning of rule deviations in the modeling and direct training groups was also found.
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