extrinsic reward

collocation in English

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extrinsic
adjective
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/ekˈstrɪn.zɪk/us
/ekˈstrɪn.zɪk/
coming from outside, or not related ...
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reward
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈwɔːd/us
/rɪˈwɔːrd/
something given in exchange for good behaviour or good ...
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There areextrinsicrewardsignals for achieving externally given goals, such as finding food when hungry.
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However, if the activity involves onlyextrinsicrewardand the absence of perceived freedom, leisure is not present.
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In this experiment, verbal praise was used as anextrinsicreward.
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Also, the less the satisfaction with the extrinsic rewards, the more the workers viewed their stay in the company as temporary.
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But patterns of behavior may be maintained without extrinsic rewards.
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Extrinsic rewards may initially put together the elements of these patterns but the patterns, once formed, are maintained by their intrinsic value.
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In other words, the more the extrinsic rewards are provided, the greater the tendency for workers to view their stay in the organisation as permanent.
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However, recent theory and experiments have uncovered significant and often nonobvious extrinsic rewards for "altruistic" behavioral patterns.
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For the first experimental group, therefore, there was a detrimental effect of extrinsic rewards for word-finding, as shown by the reduction in performance below the baseline level.
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Social psychological research has indicated that extrinsic rewards can lead to overjustification and a subsequent reduction in intrinsic motivation.
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The organization including the employees, managers, suppliers, customers, and other entities, will receive intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.
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In addition, extrinsic rewards may also be given.
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In the first two experiments he looked at the effect of extrinsic rewards in terms of a decrease in intrinsic motivation to perform a task.
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Laboratory studies in the 1970s indicated that individuals under conditions with extrinsic rewards showed diminished intrinsic motivation.
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When the task is unattractive and intrinsic motivation is insufficient (e.g., household chores), then extrinsic rewards are useful to provide incentives for behavior.
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In essence, scientific management bases human motivation wholly on extrinsic rewards and discards the idea of intrinsic rewards.
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Eisenberger applied his learned industriousness theory to studies of creativity to show that extrinsic rewards do not always negatively affect intrinsic motivation or creativity.
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