Misreward

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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

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"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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