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Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

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ISBN-10: 0306420228

ISBN-13: 9780306420221

Edition: 1985

Authors: Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan

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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 this belief and used it in an attempt to explain an increasing number of phenomena. It was not until the 1950s that it became irrefutably clear that much of human motivation is based not in these drives, but rather in a set of innate psychological needs. Their physiological basis is less understood; and as concepts, these needs lend themselves more easily to psycho­ logical than to physiological theorizing. The convergence of evidence from a variety of scholarly efforts suggests that there are…    
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Book details

List price: $279.99
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 8/31/1985
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 372
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English