Effects of Positive Verbal Reinforcement on the Four Underlying Factors in Intrinsic Motivation
Description:
The study examined the effects of positive verbal reinforcement on intrinsic motivation by determining differential effects over four multidimensions of Ryan's Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI). Subjects (N=60) were 30 male and 30 female college students. The subjects were blocked by gender and randomly assigned to a positive verbal reinforcement group or a control group. The subjects received 10 trials on the stabilometer. The results of the study indicated that there were significant group…
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Date:
August 1993
Creator:
Prentice, Ray (Grant Ray)
Partner:
UNT Libraries