Research groups such as Shinji Kitagami, Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Ko Murayama, Associate Professor of Reading University and Kochi Institute of Technology, and Ayumi Tanaka of Doshisha University have said that motivational rewards have reduced motivation. Despite the many research results showing that "it will be done", people believe that "results-based rewards increase voluntary motivation", that is, the public misunderstands about the effects of rewards. Revealed that it is deep-rooted.
There are two types of "motivation" that are generally referred to as "motivation / motivation": "extrinsic motivation" such as rewards and punishments, and "intrinsic motivation" such as curiosity and interest. It is said that.Previous studies have shown that "intrinsic motivation" is important in study and work situations, and that it has a positive effect on study results and work results.In addition, when the motivation for studying that has been continued due to curiosity (intrinsic motivation) becomes given pocket money (extrinsic motivation) according to the results of study, the motivation for studying becomes motivated. We also know that instead of going up, it goes down.Such a phenomenon is called "undermining effect".
Nevertheless, in the work scene, the fact that psychological research has revealed is not utilized in society, such as rewarding achievements such as bonuses and promotions.
In this study, 259 Japanese college students and 153 American adults participated in an experiment to clarify the cause of misunderstandings about the effects of rewards.In the experiment, participants were asked to read a text about a study that showed an "undermining effect" in advance, and what kind of behavior a person would take with and without reward conditions, and how to predict it. We conducted a questionnaire to find out how confident we were.
As a result, it became clear that not only did many people not correctly understand the effects of rewards, but they were more confident and believed that the opposite of scientific facts was correct.
According to the research group, "In order to improve the results of study and work, it is essential to first get rid of the misunderstandings about the effects of rewards that are deeply rooted in society and to acquire correct knowledge. It is important to introduce ingenuity to increase "initiative motivation". "
The results of this research were published in the scientific journal "Motivation Science" published on January 2017, 1.
