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Punished by Rewards

Paperback • 1999 • English • 2. edition

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

By Alfie Kohn

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you'll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way we train the family pet. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Alfie Kohn points the way to a more successful strategy based on working with people instead of doing things to them. "Do rewards motivate people?" asks Kohn. "Yes. They motivate peo...Show more

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ISBN

9780618001811

Publisher

Mariner Books

Published year

1999

Language

English

Edition

2

Original title

Punished by Rewards

Format

Paperback

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