Dissociable Effects of Monetary, Liquid, and Social Incentives on Motivation and Cognitive Control.

ABSTRACT: Humans are social creatures and, as such, can be motivated by aspects of social life (e.g., approval from others) to guide decision-making in everyday contexts. Indeed, a common view is that people may have stronger orientation toward social goals or incentives relative to other incentive modalities, such as food or money. However, current studies have only rarely addressed how social incentives compare to other types of rewards in motivating goal-directed behavior. The current study tested this claim; across two separate experiments, the effects of liquid and social incentives were compared in terms of their subsequent impact on task performance and self-reported affect and motivation. Critically, valenced social incentives offered both ecological validity (short video clips-Experiment 1)

SUBMITTER: Crawford JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7509070 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature