Differential effects of candy, social, and token rewards on the IQ scores of children of above average intelligence

✍ Scribed by Joy Moore Clingman; Stephen M. Auerbach; Philip C. Bowman; John M. Parrish

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 279 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(197701)14:1<95::aid-pits2310140119>3.0.co;2-7

✦ Synopsis

The present study investigated the effects of candy, social, and token rewards on the I& scores of children of above average intelligence. The results showed that I& scores increased considerably as a function of token rewards. Social rewards produced only minor changes, and candy rewards produced none.