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Related: About this forumAt what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing?
At what age does hard work add a shine to lousy prizes?
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Putting in a lot of effort to earn a reward can make unappealing prizes more attractive to kindergartners, but not to preschoolers, according to new research. The findings revealed that when six-year-olds worked hard to earn stickers that they ultimately didn't like, they were loath to give them up, whereas four-year-olds were comparatively eager to give the unappealing stickers away.
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At what age does hard work make lousy rewards appealing? (Original Post)
Panich52
Jul 2015
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Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)1. Kindergarten is the age of cynicism.
safeinOhio
(37,198 posts)2. Put in 30 years at a
Physical, hard, crappy job. But, I had a union and made great money. Have been retired for 13 years now and having a great time. Looking back, it was worth it.
6chars
(3,967 posts)3. graduate school?
