The theory that human beings have freedom of choice or self-determination; that is, that given a situation, a person could have done other than what he did.

该理论认为，人有选择的自由，或自我的决心，那就是，鉴于情况下，一个人可以做得比其他他的所作所为。

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Comparing with the theory of evolution, we can find that intention, value, self-determination is the essential character and creation is the kernel of the transcending thought.

在与进化思想进行比较后，可以得出目的性、价值性、自主性是超越的本质特征以及创造是超越思想核心的结论。

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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).

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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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