Jennifer Henderlong Corpus
Jennifer Henderlong Corpus is a researcher and co-author of the 2002 Psychological Bulletin review of praise and intrinsic motivation.
Who they are
Jennifer Henderlong Corpus is a researcher and co-author of the 2002 Psychological Bulletin review of praise and intrinsic motivation. On this site the name is tied to Praise, The Overjustification Effect.
Key papers
Henderlong, J., & Lepper, M. R. (2002). The effects of praise on children's intrinsic motivation: A review and synthesis. Psychological Bulletin, 128(5), 774-795.
Key ideas
Praise: Praising a child for being clever and praising them for working hard have different consequences after failure. The founding paper is six studies on 412 fifth graders, the largest sample 128.
The Overjustification Effect: Pay someone to do a thing they already enjoyed and they will do less of it once you stop paying.
Sources
- Henderlong, J., & Lepper, M. R. (2002). The effects of praise on children's intrinsic motivation: A review and synthesis. Psychological Bulletin, 128(5), 774-795.