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negative incentive
negative incentive A negative incentive is a penalty-based influence on choice, where the possibility of losses for violating rules is used to encourage a desired behavior.
A negative incentive is a penalty-based influence on choice, where the possibility of losses for violating rules is used to encourage a desired behavior. In this context, raising the level of negative incentive increased workers’ decisions to reduce waste, although the added effect became smaller at higher levels.