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Resistance to change, contrast, and intrinsic motivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2001

K. Geoffrey White  and
Judy Cameron
K. Geoffrey White
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New [email protected]
Judy Cameron
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G5 [email protected]
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Abstract

Many studies have demonstrated differential resistance to change in the context of negative behavioral contrast. That is, as a result of introducing a disruptor, response rates decrease to a greater extent when the maintaining reinforcement schedule is leaner. Resistance to change also applies to positive contrast, in that increases in response rate are greater in leaner schedules. The negative contrast effects seen in studies of intrinsically motivated behavior reflect an increase in resistance to change as a result of adding extrinsic reinforcers.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 2000 , pp. 115 - 116
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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