Effect of Reward Contingency on Intrinsic Motivation |
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| Authors: | Kailas Nath Tripathi Adesh Agarwal |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , Bhopal University , India;2. Department of Psychology , Gorakhpur University , India |
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| Abstract: | The effects of type of task and type of reward contingency on intrinsic motivation for subsequent task performance were investigated. The sample consisted of 50 young Indian adults. The results showed a significantly greater amount of free choice time spent on a heuristic task rather than an algorithmic task. The verbal measures of intrinsic motivation yielded a significant effect of reward contingency with greater intrinsic motivation under performance-contingent reward, followed by task-contingent and no-reward conditions, respectively. The results support self-determination and competence processes as important mediators of intrinsic motivation. |
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| Keywords: | coefficient alpha one-tailed test reliability coefficients reliability standards sample size |
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