The effect of token rewards on "intrinsic" motivation for doing math

被引：16

作者：

McGinnis, JC

Friman, PC

Carlyon, WD

机构：

[1] Father Flanagans Boys Home, Boys Town, NE 68010 USA

[2] Creighton Univ, Sch Med, Omaha, NE 68178 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS | 1999年 / 32卷 / 03期

关键词：

reinforcement; motivation; token economy; mathematics;

D O I：

10.1901/jaba.1999.32-375

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

This study used a multielement baseline design to analyze the effects of token rewards delivered contingent upon completion of math problems by 2 middle-school boys. Time spent on math and number of work pages completed increased (with high accuracy) during reward conditions and were maintained during fading and withdrawal. At follow-up, time spent and work pages completed remained well above baseline for 1 boy and fell below for the other, while accuracy remained high and ratings of liking math were the highest possible for both boys. Overall, the results are inconsistent with warnings about use of token rewards to motivate children.

引用

页码：375 / 379

页数：5