Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
- ISBN-10
- 132845052X
- ISBN-13
- 9781328450524
- Category
- Behaviorism (Psychology)
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Author
- Alfie Kohn
Description
Modern society has been conditioned into the behaviorist thinking of B. F. Skinner, contends Kohn, and rewards like incentive plans and candy actually undermine efforts to teach students, manage workers, and raise children. He sets out the scientific case against rewards, looks at rewards in practice, and considers motivation beyond rewards.
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Other editions
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- 1999
- 431 pages
- Paperback
- Houghton Mifflin Company
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- 1993-01-01
- 398 pages
- Paperback
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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- 1993
- 398 pages
- Paperback
- Houghton Mifflin Company
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