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consider nontangibel rewards - praise and positive feedback are much less corrosive than cash and trophies

Monkey test@ Harlow - Monkeys are solving puzzles and they engage well. When there are external motivation they make more errors .

KITA was used by Herzberg to explain why managers don't motivate employees. He demonstrated that employees are not motivated by being kicked (figuratively speaking), or by being given more money or benefits, a comfortable environment or reducing time spent at work. These elements were called 'hygiene factors' by Herzberg because they concern the co... See more

Dan Ariely research in India Madurai, when the task called for rudimentary cognitive skills, larger rewards led to poorer performance. but as ing as the task involved only mechanical skill, bonuses worked as they would be expected the higher the pay, the better the performance

Not getting an expected reward is a punishment

Exppectatiostatus and security.

self determination theory - DEci and and Ryan people have three innate psychological needs : autonomy relatedness and competence, When they have that they feel motivated happy and productive,

DECI - replicates a test on humans - solving puzzles . the group that external motivations for solving puzzles spend less time on solving puzzles,

There are three drivers- external - biological - intrinsic

Any intrinsic reward should be unexpected and offered only after the task is complete. in other words where if then rewards are a mistake, shift to now that rewards.