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Incentives for behavior modification is always a fascinating area. In this case, the daycare was incentivized to track people being late more closely since the
by treebeard901 10y ago
Incentives for behavior modification is always a fascinating area.
In this case, the daycare was incentivized to track people being late more closely since they had a financial interest in doing so. I suspect the outcome was somewhere in the middle of more accurate record keeping and introducing the ability for the parents to pay off their guilt.
- Swizec 10y agoIt also made the behavior socially acceptable. "So many people are late that we introduced a fine" "Oh phew, it's not just me. Everyone's doing it"
- ionwake 10y agoBingo
- netsharc 10y agoBut also, you'd feel guilty for making people wait for you, but with this you'd just think "Oh I won't make it in time, but no worries, it's just 5 more dollars [or whatever the rate is]."
- elastic_church 10y agoalso turns into a cost benefit equation, instead of a mere cultural/etiquette one
- panic 10y agoIt presents a choice where there wasn't one before. Without the fine, most people wouldn't even consider choosing to be late. In general, people tend to choose from the options in front of them, so paying attention to the options you provide is very important.