The Effectiveness of Performance Incentives under Continuous and Variable Ration Schedules of Reinforcement.

Yukl, Gary A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Effectiveness of Performance Incentives under Continuous and Variable Ration Schedules of Reinforcement

Yukl, Gary A.; And Others

Personnel Psychology, 29, 2, 221-31, Sum 76

Results of this study indicate that sample group of unskilled laborers were more productive working under a schedule of continuous reinforcement than under a varied schedule, despite higher average earnings during the latter program. (RW)

Descriptors: Incentives, Motivation, Operant Conditioning, Performance Factors, Productivity, Reinforcement, Unskilled Workers, Wages, Work Attitudes

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