"Why?" Some Puzzles of Motivation
| dc.contributor.author | Schwartz, Barry, 1946- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-21T15:15:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-21T15:15:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-10-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | "Why?" Some Puzzles of Motivation -- It is only logical that if people already have one reason to do something, and you give them a second reason to do that thing, their commitment will be greater, their effort will be more sustained, and their performance will be more outstanding. Thus, for example, a teacher who is motivated to inspire students will be even more motivated if a performance bonus is added to the mix. Logical, perhaps; psychological, no. Barry Schwartz will review evidence that different types of motives sometimes compete, not sum, even when all the motives seem to be pushing in the same direction. Recent results from a fifteen-year study of West Point cadets confirm that more motives can produce worse results. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | Part of the Second Tuesday Social Science Cafe series. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Swarthmore College. Dept. of Psychology | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Frank Aydelotte Foundation for the Advancement of the Liberal Arts | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10066/14938 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Swarthmore College | |
| dc.title | "Why?" Some Puzzles of Motivation | en_US |
| dc.type.dcmi | Sound |