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Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

Published 1 January 1985Open access
Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan
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TL;DR

This chapter discusses the development of Causality Orientations Theory, a theory of personality Influences on Motivation, and its application in information-Processing Theories.

Abstract

Early in this century, most empirically oriented psychologists believed that all motivation was based in the physiology of a set of non-nervous system tissue needs. The theories of that era reflected

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Psychology