The Importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Measuring IQ

Autor/inn/en	Borghans, Lex; Meijers, Huub; ter Weel, Bas
Titel	The Importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Measuring IQ
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 34 (2013), S.17-28 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.01.008
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Incentives; Laboratory Experiments; Intelligence Quotient; Time Management; Intelligence Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Anreiz; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Intelligenzquotient; Zeitmanagement; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	This research provides an economic model of the way people behave during an IQ test. We distinguish a technology that describes how time investment improves performance from preferences that determine how much time people invest in each question. We disentangle these two elements empirically using data from a laboratory experiment. The main findings is that both intrinsic (questions that people like to work on) and extrinsic motivation (incentive payments) increase time investments and as a result performance. The presence of incentive payments seems to be more important than the size of the reward. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation turn out to be complements. (Contains 4 figures and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10