PSYB30H3 Lecture 14: lecture 14
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autonomy: the need to feel the sense of choice, the ownership of ones. competence: mastery and effectiveness, one can go out to the environment and extract what we need. relatedness: the need to care for the other ppl and get cared for. Autonomy support: environments can differ, innovation is encouraged, and pressure to perform in the environment is minimized. Structure: feedback for your behavior to satisfy your needs. Involvement: other ppl care about what you think and your growth. you need to supply plants with nutrients, the plants grows and flourish, when its deprived of it, it will die. psychological needs behave in the same way, need to feel related to and competence and autonomy, we need these to help us in our mental status. External regulation: we are doing this to get rewards or avoid punishments.