THE EFFECT OF MONETARY INCENTIVES ON MONITORING PERFORMANCE.
Abstract
A vigilance experiment was performed to evaluate the effect of monetary incentives on visual monitoring performance. The vigilance task was the detection of a slightly larger excursion of a voltmeter needle making 50 uniform excursions per minute. The length of the vigil was 48 minutes, during which 32 signals were presented. Ten subjects (Ss) in a control group performed the task without possibility of reward. A second group of 10 Ss performed the identical task receiving monetary rewards based on performance. Subjects receiving monetary rewards detected significantly more signals than did the control group. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0705495
Entities
People
- Kenneth Lee Yufer
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School