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Lecture 04: Extrinsic motivation and psychological needs
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This is the fourth lecture for the Motivation and emotion unit of study.
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Overview[edit | edit source]
This lecture discusses human motivation in terms of extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, and psychological needs.
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Multimedia[edit | edit source]
This video discusses that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Two eye-opening experiments are discussed:
- What makes us feel good about our work? Dan Ariely (TEDx talk, 2013) (20 min; but start at 9:54)
This video explains the psychological ingredients for harnessing motivation in the workplace:
- Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation (RSA Animate) (11 min)
Readings[edit | edit source]
- Chapter 05: Extrinsic motivation and internalisation (Reeve, 2018)
- Chapter 06: Psychological needs (Reeve, 2018)
Slides[edit | edit source]
- Lecture slides:
- Extrinsic motivation and internalisation (Google Slides)
- Psychological needs (Google Slides)
- Handouts:
See also[edit | edit source]
- Brain and physiological needs (Previous lecture)
- Implicit motives and goals (Next lecture)
- Tutorial 4: Psychological needs
Recording[edit | edit source]
- Lecture 04 recording (2020)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Self-Determination Theory (SDT) (selfdeterminationtheory.org)
- Renowned psychologist on how to generate intrinsic motivation - Ed Deci on Inside Quest (Inside Quest, Youtube, 37:00 mins)
- Ed Deci - Inside Questions (Inside Quest, Youtube, 12:33 mins)