models · Incentives
15 min · pencil
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Why are sweets at the checkout?
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An incentive is a reward that makes people act a certain way. Shops, games and rules all use them.
- Answer the shop question.
- Make a chore rule.
- Find the cheat, then fix it!
Why do shops put sweets near the checkout?
My chore rule (with a reward):
How someone could cheat it:
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Why it matters: Spotting incentives helps kids understand why people and shops behave as they do, and design fairer rules.
- Who wins when sweets are at the checkout?
- Did your cheat-proof rule really stop cheating?
Extend it: Spot 3 incentives next time you go shopping together.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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