Emmanuel Oppong Peprah
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Title: Reward for Wrongdoing: Changing Motivation Tactics to Influence Human Behaviour
Biography
Biography: Emmanuel Oppong Peprah
Abstract
There has always been a cordial relationship between human beings and nature. Whereas humans treat nature with respect and approached the earth with responsible behavior, the earth reciprocated the gesture with the abundant provision of all human needs. However, this relationship has been marred mainly because of human activities. The level of irresponsibility in terms of pollutants and blatant disregard for common precautionary measures in the handling of the gifts nature has given human beings has led to a host of catastrophes the inhabitants of the earth must endure. Although there have been several campaigns and advocacies all over the world to guide human behavior to stop polluting the environment, these pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears. Hence, the aim of this study was to find and suggest a suitable solution which if implemented, will change the bad and pollution-causing attitude of people. Therefore, by the use of the Cognitive Evaluation Theory, this paper proposes that wrongdoing should be extrinsically awarded with the plan to gradually take away the award remuneration which will lead to the removal of former intrinsic motivation to do the wrong things and eventually win the war on man-made pollution of this planet. Although unusual, it is the writer’s firm belief that such a radical educational campaign will guide people to respond responsibly to end or lessen the degradation of the earth. That is, the researcher of this paper believes that introducing extrinsic motivators to motivate people into doing the wrong things that are plaguing our planet and taking the extrinsic motivators away gradually will also take away the intrinsic motivation people have. In effect, extrinsically rewarding people (for example cash price) for doing the wrong thing and gradually taking away the reward will take away the intrinsic motivation to do the wrong thing.