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Extrinsic rewards, intrinsic rewards, and non-optimal behavior [PDF]
The optimality of behavior in experimental settings is usually determined with respect to an extrinsic reward defined by the experimenters. However, actions that do not lead to reward are ubiquitous in many species and in many experimental paradigms. Modern research on decision processes commonly treat non-optimal behaviors as noise, often excluding ...
Mousa Karayanni, Israel Nelken
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The Correlation Between Motivation and Employee Satisfaction in the Service Industry [PDF]
This paper aims to analyse the correlation between the two dimensions of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic), rewards and recognition, and employee performance, being one of the first studies to tackle this problem in the context of the ...
Laurențiu Stelian Mihai +1 more
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A Neurocomputational Model for Intrinsic Reward [PDF]
Standard economic indicators provide an incomplete picture of what we value both as individuals and as a society. Furthermore, canonical macroeconomic measures, such as GDP, do not account for non-market activities (e.g., cooking, childcare) that nevertheless impact well-being.
Benjamin Chew +3 more
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Confirmation of interpersonal expectations is intrinsically rewarding [PDF]
Abstract People want to interact successfully with other individuals, and they invest significant efforts in attempting to do so. Decades of research have demonstrated that to simplify the dauntingly complex task of interpersonal communication, perceivers predict the responses of individuals in their environment using stereotypes and ...
Niv Reggev +2 more
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Do Intrinsic Rewards Matter on Motivation?
Purpose- This study investigates the impact of intrinsic rewards (Recognition, Training and Development, Work Environment, Participation in Decision Making, and Workplace Flexibility) on primary school teachers’ motivation at the workplace.
Nishath Anjum +3 more
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Pay for performance is a common practice used by organizations to increase employees’ motivation and performance, and creativity-contingent rewards have been shown to support creativity. But are all creativity-contingent rewards equal? Procedural justice
Erik Andreas Saether
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Signal Novelty Detection as an Intrinsic Reward for Robotics
In advanced robot control, reinforcement learning is a common technique used to transform sensor data into signals for actuators, based on feedback from the robot’s environment.
Martin Kubovčík +2 more
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Regularity as Intrinsic Reward for Free Play
We propose regularity as a novel reward signal for intrinsically-motivated reinforcement learning. Taking inspiration from child development, we postulate that striving for structure and order helps guide exploration towards a subspace of tasks that are not favored by naive uncertainty-based intrinsic rewards.
Sancaktar, C. +2 more
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Prognosticating job satisfaction and morale determinants of public Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) educators [PDF]
Rewards are a function of job satisfaction and morale. As a result, it is generally accepted that dissatisfaction with intrinsic and extrinsic rewards offered by the employer results in employee reduced job satisfaction and morale.
Andrew Jeremiah +2 more
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Rejuvenating the rewards typology: Qualitative insights into reward preferences
Orientation: In order to drive desirable behaviour, employees need to feel valued. It is, therefore, important to identify which rewards motivate employees and satisfy their needs. Research purpose: The overarching aims of this study were to explore how
Janine A. Victor, Crystal Hoole
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