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The results confirm my biases, so probably too good to be true?

• kspacewalk2 3y ago
  Is the statement "monetary rewards for performance improve overall performance" considered bias, or just common sense?
  • rrr_oh_man 3y ago
    It’s just false (for cognitive work). E.g. https://www.bostonfed.org/-/media/Documents/Workingpapers/PDF/wp0511.pdf https://www.bostonfed.org/-/media/Documents/Workingpapers/PD...
    • kspacewalk2 3y ago
      >However, psychological research suggests that >>>excessive<<< rewards can in some cases produce supra‐optimal motivation, resulting in a decline in performance. To test whether >>>very high<<< monetary rewards can decrease performance...