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The Importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Measuring IQ
- Source :
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Economics of Education Review . Jun 2013 34:17-28. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This research provides an economic model of the way people behave during an IQ test. We distinguish a technology that describes how time investment improves performance from preferences that determine how much time people invest in each question. We disentangle these two elements empirically using data from a laboratory experiment. The main findings is that both intrinsic (questions that people like to work on) and extrinsic motivation (incentive payments) increase time investments and as a result performance. The presence of incentive payments seems to be more important than the size of the reward. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation turn out to be complements. (Contains 4 figures and 6 tables.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0272-7757
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Economics of Education Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1007291
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.01.008