Punished By Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Pra...

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Book Title: Punished by Rewards: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition : The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, a's, Praise, and Other Bribes

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 1.3in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Alfie Kohn

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Education & Training, Parenting / General, General, Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers, Motivational & Inspirational, Movements / Behaviorism

Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Year: 2018

Genre: Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Psychology

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 480 Pages