pt. 1. Introduction -- An introduction to the rewards and intrinsic motivation controversy -- pt. 2. Rewards and intrinsic motivation : a look at the early research -- How rewards got a bad reputation -- Why rewards do not deserve a bad reputation -- pt. 3. Theoretical disputes over rewards and intrinsic motivation -- Theoretical perspectives on rewards as harmful -- Theoretical perspectives on rewards as helpful -- pt. 4. The empirical evidence for the impact of rewards on intrinsic motivation -- An overview of the experiments on rewards and intrinsic motivation -- A critique of meta-analyses of the effects of rewardson intrinsic motivation -- A meta-analysis of the effects of rewards on intrinsic motivation -- Discussion and implications of our meta-analytic findingspt. 5. Rewards and intrinsic motivation : a sociohistorical perspective -- A sociohistorical analysis of the literature on rewards and intrinsic motivation -- pt. 6. Practical applications of rewards -- The effective use of rewards in everyday life -- pt. 7. Conclusion -- Resolving the controversy over rewards and intrinsic motivation.