TY - JOUR
T1 - The pervasive negative effects of rewards on intrinsic motivation
T2 - Response to Cameron (2001)
AU - Deci, Edward L.
AU - Ryan, Richard M.
AU - Koestner, Richard
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Our meta-analysis (this issue) clarified when rewards undermine, leave unchanged, and enhance intrinsic motivation and pointed out flaws in Cameron and Pierce's (1994) meta-analysis. Cameron's (2001) commentary did not reveal any problems with our meta-analysis, nor did it defend the validity of Cameron and Pierce's. Instead, Cameron referred to a fourth meta-analysis by her group; little detail was presented about the new meta-analysis, but it appears to have the same types of errors as the first three. Cameron also presented a new theoretical account of reward effects - the fourth by her group, which sequentially abandoned the previous ones as they were found wanting. Cameron concluded again that there is no reason to avoid using performance-contingent rewards in educational settings, yet her application of the research results to education lacks ecological validity.
AB - Our meta-analysis (this issue) clarified when rewards undermine, leave unchanged, and enhance intrinsic motivation and pointed out flaws in Cameron and Pierce's (1994) meta-analysis. Cameron's (2001) commentary did not reveal any problems with our meta-analysis, nor did it defend the validity of Cameron and Pierce's. Instead, Cameron referred to a fourth meta-analysis by her group; little detail was presented about the new meta-analysis, but it appears to have the same types of errors as the first three. Cameron also presented a new theoretical account of reward effects - the fourth by her group, which sequentially abandoned the previous ones as they were found wanting. Cameron concluded again that there is no reason to avoid using performance-contingent rewards in educational settings, yet her application of the research results to education lacks ecological validity.
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U2 - 10.3102/00346543071001043
DO - 10.3102/00346543071001043
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0035541469
SN - 0034-6543
VL - 71
SP - 43
EP - 51
JO - Review of Educational Research
JF - Review of Educational Research
IS - 1
ER -