Carrot or Stick? Punishments May Guide Behavior More Effectively Than Rewards (IMAGE)
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Which is more effective -- the carrot or the stick? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have devised a simple experiment to test the effects of rewards and punishments on behavior and have found that punishments seem to be more effective at influencing behavior than rewards.
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Sara Dickherber, Washington University
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