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    "title": "Motivation and IQ: Incentives Matter",
    "author": "pmjones",
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    "created": "2011-04-28 03:33:41 UTC",
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    "html": "<p>File this under \"Smart Is Overrated.\"</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00e2\u0080\u00a6material incentives in random-assignment studies increased IQ scores by an average of 0.64 SD, suggesting that test motivation can deviate substantially from maximal under low-stakes research conditions.\u00c2\u00a0 The effect of incentives was moderated by IQ score: Incentives increased IQ scores by 0.96 SD among individuals with below-average IQs at baseline and by only 0.26 SD among individuals with above-average IQs at baseline.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via <em><a href=\"http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/04/motivation-and-iq-incentives-matter.html\">Motivation and IQ, incentives matter -- Marginal Revolution</a></em>.</p>\n"
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