"Motivation: college marks and the fraternity pledge": Erratum

Abstract

Reports an error in the original article by H. C. Lehman (Journal of Applied Psychology, 1935[February]). On page 17, in some inexplicable manner, a serious error occurred in the printing of Table 4. Subscribers will therefore insert this corrected table in the place of the original. (The following abstract of the article originally appeared in record 1935-04812-001 .) Records over a period of ten semesters at Ohio University show that after the fraternity initiation academic requirement has been met, the mean point-hour ratios (marks) tend to drop. The initiation requirement is not unlike other extrinsic devices in motivating scholarship; the effect tends to cease as soon as the external pressure or artificial incentive has ceased. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)