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The effects of contingent and noncontingent reward upon subsequent performance on a decoding task were compared. The results indicated that reward had an overall detrimental effect. There was some evidence that contingent reward was more detrimental than noncontingent reward. The informational aspect of the reward was also varied. Subjects were made to feel either more competent than, equal to, or less competent than the average student. The competency manipulation did not affect subsequent performance. It did affect subjects' willingness to participate in a similar experiment in the future.
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Weiner, M.J., Mander, A.M. The effects of reward and perception of competency upon intrinsic motivation. Motiv Emot 2, 67–73 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00992732
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