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Tag Archives: Motivation
Intrinsic Motivation can be Aversive
A few days ago, a friend of mine, Matt Welch, wrote something on his blog that totally blew my mind. There’s been so much conversation lately, on this blog and others, debating the use and value of intrinsic and extrinsic … Continue reading
Posted in Learner Behavior
Tagged arranged consequences, artificial consequences, aversive control, Education, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, Matt Welch, Motivation, natural consequences, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, Reading, reinforcement, Student, Twitter, United States
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Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation…a false dichotomy?
I had a fascinating “debate” of sorts with some of my Twitter colleagues two weeks ago. We were discussing the recent article, Freakonomics Goes to School and Teaches Us the Right Way to Bribe Kids, that appeared in The Atlantic … Continue reading
Posted in Learner Behavior
Tagged Angry Birds, Applied behavior analysis, B.F. Skinner, Behavior, Behavior Analysis, behavior management, cognitive learning, Education, extrinsic motivation, Freakonomics, Intrinsic and extrinsic properties, intrinsic motivation, John A. List, Motivation, positive reinforcement, Psychology, reinforcement, skill acquisition, Teacher, teaching, Twitter
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