His work with his colleague Richard Ryan changed how psychologists understand human motivation and what people require to ...

Dr. Edward L. Deci, a University of Rochester psychology professor, challenged traditional motivation theories and ...

Self-determination theory offered a new model of what a human being is. Behaviorists said motivation comes from outside, while SDT argued that the deepest motivation is intrinsic.

When I first signed up to write about self-determination, I believe I had a bit of a bias. As a mother of a young adult with autism, I can tell you that self-determination has been a driving force in ...

Self-determination theory (SDT) is an empirically based theory of motivation and psychological development that is especially focused on the basic psychological needs that promote high quality ...