Sentences with phrase «uncertain rewards»

Far better to have a «fixer» correcting the edges of the corporation like Tracy Britt Cool, or David Sokol, than to wholly change the healthy culture of a corporation, with uncertain rewards.

So why does the process of pursuing an uncertain reward drive people to accomplish it?

Second, from a motivation perspective, uncertain rewards can increase our investment in the outcome.

The researchers wrote: «the findings suggest that uncertainty increases motivation even though the uncertain reward had a lower expected value.»

First, uncertain rewards can be less expensive.

He was 36, and it all seemed like a wild risk for an uncertain reward.

Given the substantial risks (and uncertain rewards) of federal judicial intervention, any acknowledgment of constitutional rights to education should be left to the states.

Dopamine cells are most active when there is maximum uncertainty, and the dopamine system responds more to an uncertain reward than the same reward delivered on a predictable basis.»