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{{Short description|American professor}}
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'''Edward L. Deci''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|s|i}};<ref>{{cite web|last=Edward|first=Deci|title=Edward Deci on Self-Determination Theory|url=http://vimeo.com/37460250}}</ref> born in 1942<ref name="Sheehy2002"/>) is a Professor of Psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences at the [[University of Rochester]], and director of its human motivation program. He is well known in psychology for his theories of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and basic psychological needs. With [[Richard Ryan (professor)|Richard Ryan]], he is the co-founder of [[self-determination theory]] (SDT), an influential contemporary motivational theory. Self-determination theory is a macro theory of human motivation that differentiates between autonomous and controlled forms of motivation; the theory has been applied to predict behavior and inform behavior change in many contexts including: education, health care, work organizations, parenting, and sport (as well as many others).
'''Edward L. Deci''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|s|i}};<ref>{{cite web|last=Edward|first=Deci|title=Edward Deci on Self-Determination Theory|url=http://vimeo.com/37460250}}</ref> born 1942<ref name="Sheehy2002"/>) is a professor of Psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences at the [[University of Rochester]], and director of its Human Motivation Program. He is well known in psychology for his theories of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and basic psychological needs which he has been researching for 40 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edward L. Deci |url=https://deci.socialpsychology.org/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=deci.socialpsychology.org}}</ref> With [[Richard Ryan (professor)|Richard Ryan]], he is the co-founder of [[self-determination theory]] (SDT), an influential contemporary motivational theory.


Deci is also Director of the Monhegan Museum in [[Monhegan, Maine]].
Deci is also Director of the Monhegan Museum in [[Monhegan, Maine]].{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

== Early life and education ==
Edward L. Deci was born in October of 1942 in Palmyra, New York.

Deci attended [[Hamilton College]] in Clinton, New York. He graduated in 1964 with a degree in mathematics.

He then studied at the [[Wharton School]] of the University of Pennsylvania and earned his [[Master of Business Administration]] from there in 1967.

Deci went on to earn his PhD from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in social psychology in 1970. In his dissertation, he explored intrinsic motivation and the way social-contextual factors may have an effect on motivation.<ref>{{Citation |last=Deci |first=Edward L. |title=Deci, Edward and Ryan, Richard |date=2019 |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_423-1 |work=Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences |pages=1–4 |editor-last=Zeigler-Hill |editor-first=Virgil |access-date=2023-11-20 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_423-1 |isbn=978-3-319-28099-8 |last2=Ryan |first2=Richard M. |editor2-last=Shackelford |editor2-first=Todd K.}}</ref>

== Self-determination theory ==
Self-determination theory is a macro theory of human motivation that differentiates between autonomous and controlled forms of motivation; the theory has been applied to predict behavior and inform behavior change in many contexts including: education, health care, work organizations, parenting, and sport (as well as many others).

== Publications ==

=== Books ===

* Deci, E. L. (1996). ''Why we do what we do: Understanding self-motivation''. New York: Penguin.
* Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2002). ''Handbook of self-determination research''. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.<ref>{{Citation |last=Deci |first=Edward L. |title=Deci, Edward and Ryan, Richard |date=2020 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_423 |work=Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences |pages=1021–1024 |access-date=2023-11-20 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |last2=Ryan |first2=Richard M.}}</ref>


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==
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* Deci, E.L. (1980). ''The psychology of self-determination''. Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath (Lexington Books). Japanese Edition, Tokyo: Seishin Shobo, 1985.
* Deci, E.L. (1980). ''The psychology of self-determination''. Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath (Lexington Books). Japanese Edition, Tokyo: Seishin Shobo, 1985.
* {{cite book
* {{cite book
| last = Deci | first = Edward L.
| last1 = Deci | first1 = Edward L.
|author2=Ryan, Richard M.
| last2=Ryan |first2=Richard M.
| year = 1985
| year = 1985
| title = ''Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior''
| title = ''Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior''
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* [http://www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/documents/2000_RyanDeci_SDT.pdf Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). "Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being." ''American Psychologist'', 55, 68-78.]
* [http://www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/documents/2000_RyanDeci_SDT.pdf Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). "Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being." ''American Psychologist'', 55, 68-78.]
* {{cite book
* {{cite book
| last = Deci | first = Edward L.
| last1 = Deci | first1 = Edward L.
|author2=Richard Flaste
| first2=Richard |last2=Flaste
| year = 1996
| year = 1996
| title = Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
| title = Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
| publisher = Penguin
| publisher = Penguin
}} ISBN 0-14-025526-5
}} {{ISBN|0-14-025526-5}}
* {{cite book
* {{cite book
| last = Deci | first = Edward L.
| last = Deci | first = Edward L.
| editor = Richard M. Ryan
| editor-first= Richard M. |editor-last=Ryan
| year = 2006
| year = 2006
| title = The Handbook of Self-Determination Research
| title = The Handbook of Self-Determination Research
| publisher = University of Rochester Press
| publisher = University of Rochester Press
}} ISBN 1-58046-156-5
}} {{ISBN|1-58046-156-5}}
* Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2017). ''[http://www.guilford.com/books/Self-Determination-Theory/Ryan-Deci/9781462528769 Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness]''. New York: Guilford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4625-2876-9.
* Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2017). ''[http://www.guilford.com/books/Self-Determination-Theory/Ryan-Deci/9781462528769 Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness]''. New York: Guilford Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-4625-2876-9}}.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Self-determination theory]]
* [[Self-determination theory]]
* [[Organismic theory]]
* [[Organismic theory]]
*[[Overjustification effect]]
* [[Motivation]]
* [[Motivation]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Sheehy2002">{{Cite book | title = Biographical Dictionary of Psychology | last1=Sheehy | first1=Noel | first2=Antony J. | last2=Chapman | first3=Wendy A. | last3=Conroy | date = 2002 | accessdate = 2015-06-14 | url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=KzA6s7KZo-MC}}</ref>
<ref name="Sheehy2002">{{Cite book | title = Biographical Dictionary of Psychology | last1=Sheehy | first1=Noel | first2=Antony J. | last2=Chapman | first3=Wendy A. | last3=Conroy | date = 2002 | isbn=9780415285612 | accessdate = June 14, 2015 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KzA6s7KZo-MC}}</ref>
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[[Category:University of Rochester faculty]]
[[Category:University of Rochester faculty]]
[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:American psychologists]]
[[Category:21st-century American psychologists]]
[[Category:Motivation theorists]]
[[Category:Motivation theorists]]
[[Category:20th-century American psychologists]]




Latest revision as of 02:21, 26 June 2024

Edward L. Deci
Occupation
  • Professor
  • author
  • psychologist
NationalityAmerican
Bildung
  • Ph.D., Social Psychology, Carnegie-Mellon University
  • M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania
  • A.B., Mathematics, Hamilton College
GenreMotivation, Psychology, Education, Business

Edward L. Deci (/ˈdiːsi/;[1] born 1942[2]) is a professor of Psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Rochester, and director of its Human Motivation Program. He is well known in psychology for his theories of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and basic psychological needs which he has been researching for 40 years.[3] With Richard Ryan, he is the co-founder of self-determination theory (SDT), an influential contemporary motivational theory.

Deci is also Director of the Monhegan Museum in Monhegan, Maine.[citation needed]

Early life and education

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Edward L. Deci was born in October of 1942 in Palmyra, New York.

Deci attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He graduated in 1964 with a degree in mathematics.

He then studied at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and earned his Master of Business Administration from there in 1967.

Deci went on to earn his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University in social psychology in 1970. In his dissertation, he explored intrinsic motivation and the way social-contextual factors may have an effect on motivation.[4]

Self-determination theory

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Self-determination theory is a macro theory of human motivation that differentiates between autonomous and controlled forms of motivation; the theory has been applied to predict behavior and inform behavior change in many contexts including: education, health care, work organizations, parenting, and sport (as well as many others).

Publications

[edit]

Books

[edit]
  • Deci, E. L. (1996). Why we do what we do: Understanding self-motivation. New York: Penguin.
  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2002). Handbook of self-determination research. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.[5]

Selected works

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  • Deci, E.L. (1975). Intrinsic motivation. New York: Plenum Publishing Co. Japanese Edition, Tokyo: Seishin Shobo, 1980.
  • Deci, E.L. (1980). The psychology of self-determination. Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath (Lexington Books). Japanese Edition, Tokyo: Seishin Shobo, 1985.
  • Deci, Edward L.; Ryan, Richard M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York: Plenum. ISBN 0-306-42022-8.
  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). "The 'what' and 'why' of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior." Psychological Inquiry, 11, 227-268.
  • Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). "Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being." American Psychologist, 55, 68-78.
  • Deci, Edward L.; Flaste, Richard (1996). Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-025526-5
  • Deci, Edward L. (2006). Ryan, Richard M. (ed.). The Handbook of Self-Determination Research. University of Rochester Press. ISBN 1-58046-156-5
  • Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2017). Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. New York: Guilford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4625-2876-9.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Edward, Deci. "Edward Deci on Self-Determination Theory".
  2. ^ Sheehy, Noel; Chapman, Antony J.; Conroy, Wendy A. (2002). Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. ISBN 9780415285612. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Edward L. Deci". deci.socialpsychology.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ Deci, Edward L.; Ryan, Richard M. (2019), Zeigler-Hill, Virgil; Shackelford, Todd K. (eds.), "Deci, Edward and Ryan, Richard", Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–4, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_423-1, ISBN 978-3-319-28099-8, retrieved 2023-11-20
  5. ^ Deci, Edward L.; Ryan, Richard M. (2020), "Deci, Edward and Ryan, Richard", Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1021–1024, retrieved 2023-11-20
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