tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604946114844670447.post2174526356154711533..comments2023-06-28T10:44:25.129+01:00Comments on <u>The Hampstead Trash</u>: Purple Pyramid of ProgressHampstead Trash Editorialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426353755120675813noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604946114844670447.post-54328245730296073892015-01-14T23:45:44.728+00:002015-01-14T23:45:44.728+00:00"Unnecessary rewards sometimes carry hidden c..."Unnecessary rewards sometimes carry hidden costs. Most people think that offering tangible rewards will boost anyone's interest in an activity. Actually, promising children a reward for a task they already enjoy can backfire. In experiments, children promised a payoff for playing with an interesting puzzle or toy later play with the toy less than do children who are not paid to play. It is as if the children think, 'If I have to be bribed into doing this, then it must not be worth doing for its own sake.'"<br />(Myers, 2005)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com