Task satisfaction as a function of reward condition and/or ethnic background

Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-85)Kindergarten children of average intelligence and from the lower socioeconomic level of either Black or Anglo background were randomly placed in either the expected or not expected reward condition, presented a task, and asked to report the degree of experienced task satisfaction on a simple task satisfaction scale. Children were told to expect or not to expect a tangible reward for performing the task. The purpose of the study was to determine whether a bias existed for expected versus not expected reward conditions irrespective of ethnic background (Black and Anglo) according to expressed task satisfaction.\ud Analysis of variance was used in this 2 x 2 factorial design and was followed by a Tukey test when significance was found on either main effect variables--reward condition and/or take satisfaction. If significance was found on the simultaneous interactive effect of reward condition and task satisfaction, a graphical representation of the mean for each cell of raw scores was made. (See more in text.