 RAHS Sep 26, 2016 11:11  | Thank you for submitting your trend! This will definitely be a great initiative for Singapore, and bring about positive change for the community. There have been several initiatives (Health Promotion Board Steps Challenge) that have been proven successful in Singapore. That said, extrinsic motivations could be a double edged sword. Could such civic initiatives be maintained with the removal of a reward system in the long term? |
 mikematessa Oct 4, 2016 05:15  | Trend contributor Thanks RAHS, that's a great point about the dangers of extrinsic motivation! The feedback of rewards for this proposal would need to be carefully designed to encourage self-reflection of competence. Rosenfield et al. (1980) found that since competence is a component of intrinsic motivation, higher rewards reflecting ability led to greater intrinsic motivation. Rosenfield, D., Folger, R., & Adelman, H. (1980). When rewards reflect competence: A qualification of the overjustification effect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 368-376. |
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