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Punished by rewards : the trouble with gold stars, incentive plans, A's, praise, and other bribes / Alfie Kohn ; with a new afterword by the author.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., [1999], c1993.Description: xiv, 430 p. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780618001811
  • 0618001816
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.8/5 21
LOC classification:
  • BF505.R48 K65 1999
Online resources:
Contents:
Skinner-Boxed: The legacy of behaviorism -- Is it right to reward? -- Is it effective to reward? -- The trouble with carrots: Four reasons rewards fail -- Cutting the interest rate: The fifth reason rewards fail -- The praise problem -- Pay for performance: Why behaviorism doesn't work in the workplace -- Lures for learning: Why behaviorism doesn't work in the classroom -- Bribes for behaving: Why behaviorism doesn't help children become good people -- Thank God it's Monday: The roots of motivation in the workplace -- Hooked on learning: The roots of motivation in the classroom -- Good kids without goodies.
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Book Book Sonoma Academy Library 153.85 KOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 500998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-411) and indexes.

Skinner-Boxed: The legacy of behaviorism -- Is it right to reward? -- Is it effective to reward? -- The trouble with carrots: Four reasons rewards fail -- Cutting the interest rate: The fifth reason rewards fail -- The praise problem -- Pay for performance: Why behaviorism doesn't work in the workplace -- Lures for learning: Why behaviorism doesn't work in the classroom -- Bribes for behaving: Why behaviorism doesn't help children become good people -- Thank God it's Monday: The roots of motivation in the workplace -- Hooked on learning: The roots of motivation in the classroom -- Good kids without goodies.

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