Most studies instead point to the importance of more general traits, like autonomy or a sense of competence (see, for example, the voluminous research literature on Self-Determination Theory for more on such findings).
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are well established terms in the literature on the psychology of motivation, primarily from a set of theories called Self-Determination Theory, which was developed by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan at the University of Rochester.
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The first is the attempt to construct a logically compelling theory of self-interested altruism and reciprocity, enlisting anthropologists, Enlightenment philosophers and today's game theorists to do so.
For a while no self-respecting report or theory was complete without one.
This, the theory goes, will improve their self-esteem, and this, in turn, will help them learn.
If the car had a self-parking system, it could in theory be driven away by the hacker.
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"We have raised an entire generation on the theory that we must protect their self-esteem at all costs, " Gesa said.
In theory, the agreement promises to break the self-reinforcing link between weak governments and weak banks.
In theory the park's population should be self-sustaining by 2004.
Behaviorists reject the classic economic theory of human beings as ultra-rational self-interested actors and, drawing on psychology, examine the causes of seemingly irrational economic choices, such as not taking advantage of money offered in an employer-provided retirement plan or giving away more money to charity than can be explained by purely selfish motives.
In theory, states still get the revenue because buyers are to self-assess use tax when sellers are not required to charge sales tax.
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How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory?
In theory, their rules of engagement allow the allies to fire only in self-defence.
For global issues of time management, compensatory skills, and self-esteem, a professional educational therapist is best trained in counseling and learning theory.
The defense had hoped to use Reichardt to lay the groundwork for its theory that the murders were committed by drug dealers pursuing Resnick, a self-described cocaine user.
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In contrast, modern free market theory largely absolves business leaders from these considerations, under the assumption that self-interested decisions, guided by perfect markets, will lead to the greatest good for the greatest number.
AOL. In theory, this could help to revitalise an in-bred geeky culture that has suffered from complacency and self-importance.
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