All parents want to encourage behaviors that they find desirable in their children and to discourage those things they wish their children wouldn't do. Whether it's playing with other children, doing ...

Every parent has offered incentives: “If you’re patient while I get the tires rotated, we’ll get ice cream afterwards.” Or, “if you play nicely with your cousin, you can use the iPad before dinner.” ...

Handing out colored bracelets and upbeat stickers when students behave well seems like an effective strategy for encouraging civility. Little prizes and public praise would seem to encourage honesty, ...

When it comes to rewards and punishments, which is more effective -- the carrot or the stick? A simple experiment suggests that punishments are more likely to influence behavior than rewards. The ...

If your child is struggling with certain behaviors or responsibilities, help may be as simple as creating a sticker chart. Parents, particularly those of young children, have used behavior charts to ...

Kindergarten students at Liberty Arts Magnet School show off their Spartan Bucks, which are earned through good behavior. Mackenzi Klemann/The Lima News LIMA — Signs around Liberty Arts Magnet School ...

Your small business must achieve the goals you set so it can succeed. However, you must achieve those goals by motivating others in your organization. The threat of punishment has long been ...

This paper tests three predictions about consumer behavior derived from a behavioral economics perspective against the predictions of the rational choice model in the market for new credit cards.