023 - Self Determination Theory and Video Games
Psychology of Video Games Podcast
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The Importance of Self Determination Theory
Self determination theory is one of the leading social science models out there in the world right now. It posits that we all have basic psychological needs that we are bringing something to the party of experience, unlike other theoretical perspectives like behaviorism. And those needs are the needs for competence, which is a desire to feel successful and effective. To also feel a sense of personal growth. All those would be rolled up into what we call the basic need for competence. We want to feel volitional over what we're doing in life. That means independence. Really isn't freedom or independence is really volition.
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