What happened? As long as the task involved only mechanical skill bonuses worked as they would be expected: the higher the pay, the better the performance. Okay? But once the task called for even rudimentary cognitive skill, a larger reward led to poorer performance.
Mientras la tarea involucró solamente destreza mecánica los bonos funcionaron como se esperaba: cuanto mayor es el pago, mejor desempeño. ¿De acuerdo? Pero una de la tareas requirió incluso mínima destreza mental, una recompensa mayor llevó a un desempeño peor.