Tag: self-determination
How to be happier in the new year
Toss out your usual list of New Year’s resolutions and do things that make the world a better place, says a Rochester expert on motivation and well-being.
What really motivates us
Is it money, power, and fame? Or rather fear and punishment? For nearly 40 years Richard Ryan and Edward Deci, the founders of self-determination theory, have sought to answer the question of human motivation.
5th International Conference on Motivation Begins
University of Rochester experimental psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan will deliver the opening talks on Thursday.
Reasons for Attending College Affect Academic Success
This was the first comprehensive study to examine these relationships using a large sample of college students across multiple institutions, controlling for various student demographic variables.