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ERIC Number: EJ172709
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Incentive Shifts in Children as They Relate to the Crespi Effect
Valliant, Suad K.; Choquette, Keith
Journal of Educational Research, 71, 1, 18-21, Sep/Oct 77
Analysis of performance levels revealed no significant difference between a control group (which consistently received beans as an incentive to achievement) and an experimental group (which first received bubblegum and then beans), suggesting that the results reflect the group's academic ability rather than their preference for bubblegum over beans. (MJB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Students, Motivation, Performance Factors, Rewards
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Identifiers: Depression/Elation Effects