Misreward
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To reward inappropriately.
"Subjects who were intentionally misrewarded by an involved agent (Other) made the largest reallocations; this presumably reflects the presence of reciprocity motivation which exacerbated the effects of equity motivation."
Example
More examples"Subjects who were intentionally misrewarded by an involved agent (Other) made the largest reallocations; this presumably reflects the presence of reciprocity motivation which exacerbated the effects of equity motivation."
Etymology
From mis- + reward.
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