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Intrinsic Motivation and Development

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Intrinsic Motivation

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Intrinsic motivation is based in the human need to be competent and self-determining in relation to the environment. We now look at how this develops and evolves. In so doing we will consider both how intrinsic motivation affects development and how intrinsic motivation develops.

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Deci, E.L. (1975). Intrinsic Motivation and Development. In: Intrinsic Motivation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4446-9_3

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