Question

Suppose that you worked hard on a project for school and received an A. In 1-2 sentences, identify if this incentive is a reward or a penalty and describe how this incentive could affect your future work habits.

Answer 1

This is a reward as it is a positive response to a positive action.  A person who achieves an A by working hard will correlate the idea of hard work with a positive outcome, thus, making that person want to work harder in most cases.