Date of Award
12-2005
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Alyce M. Dickinson
Second Advisor
Dr. Jack Michael
Third Advisor
Dr. Bradley Huitema
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The effects of performance feedback when individuals received fixed or individual incentive pay were examined. A 2 X 2 factorial design was used with approximately 30 college students in each group. Participants attended six experimental sessions. They entered the cash value of simulated bank checks presented on a computer screen. Monetary incentives increased the number of correctly completed checks (p = .000); however feedback had no effect (p = .825). Time spent working and rate of performance correlated strongly with the number of checks completed correctly, suggesting that both influenced the checks completed correctly. The results suggest that incentives increase performance. They further suggest that feedback is unlikely to affect performance when it is provided without evaluation.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Douglas A., "The Effects of Feedback on Hourly Pay and Individual Monetary Incentives" (2005). Masters Theses. 4052.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4052