Reading Quest 1

My question about the 1st half of the book "how we decide" is this: In the chapter, the predictions of dopamine, they talk about an experiment where students were given different types of praise for a job done well on a test. This got me thinking about my kids and what is the best way to praise my daughters for their achievements to promote the desire to learn. What is the best way to do this? I have learned that to reinforce good behavior in children, it is necessary to carefully choose the words I use. According to "How we decide", reinforcing a job well done with a simple "good job", or "you must be smart" doesn't necessarily ensure a child's desire to continue learning. This statement doesn't challenge the child. The dopamine neurons get instant gratification because of the reward "good job", however, after this, the child will most likely seek out the reward of doing the good job by doing another task that is just as simple or easier. Conversely, a child rewarded for a good job by saying something like "you must have tried really hard" still reaps a reward however it triggers a different type of result. The child was awarded for trying and therefore, in the future will look for rewards for trying new or more difficult things. Another thing I learned from a wikipedia article on reinforcement as weel as an article on the website kidsmakingchange.com is that it is necessary for the adult to be consistent. As a parent, to properly reinforce good behavior to promote desired learning, i need to follow through every time.