Three studies compared walking speeds of subjects approaching a location assumed to contain a reward with walking speeds of subjects who passed by the reward location. Rewarded subjects were students who entered a tavern, students who were given a coupon exchangeable for a free glass of beer in the tavern, and university employees who picked up paychecks. No evidence was found for acceleration of walking speeds in the rewarded groups.
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