4.2 Reward Flashcards
Basic survival needs
Anything we need for our survival (food, shelter)
Autonomy
The sense of being able to choose our actions and circumstances
We don’t enjoy being told what to do
Competence
The experience of success and mastery over tasks
We don’t like feeling bad at what we’re doing
We need errors to progress, however
Belonging / Relatedness
The desire to interact, be connected to, and to experience caring for others (or being cared for)
Self-determination theory in the St. Crispin’s Day speech
Covered in GA3
Looking for SDT in Shakespeare’s play when Henry V gives a speech to his troops in St. Crispin’s Day
Self-determination theory in everyday life
Something to observe and reflect upon
Many aspects in life involve one or more of the rewards in SDT
What is Principle 2.1?
Rewards: Humans find feelings of relatedness, competence, and autonomy rewarding (in addition to meeting basic survival needs)
Self-determination theory
3 types of rewards
Belonging / Relatedness
Competence
Autonomy
Can you think of situations in which several rewards from self-determination theory are aligned or in conflict?
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