Edward Deci and Richard Ryan expanded on the early work differentiating between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and proposed three main intrinsic needs involved in self-determination- relatedness, competence, and autonomy. In the third episode of the self-determination theory series, Dr. Dan and Kelly Moen focus on the third need- autonomy- one that constitutes a feeling of overall psychological liberty and freedom of internal will.
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