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April 25, 2011 09:33 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/RVsBGWk5PTU/small-prize-big-rewa.html
Small prize, big reward
Win a prize! Impress your friends! A recent study suggests that even small, monetarily worthless rewards can inspire big competition when those rewards are highly visible within a group of potential competitors. Your grade-school teacher figured this out—think about the stickers you earned for good behavior. It also turns up in college football, where hard work on the field earns players stickers to put on their helmets....Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/RVsBGWk5PTU/small-prize-big-rewa.html
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