Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation by Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste

Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation

Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste

240 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction education psychology self help informative inspiring slow-paced

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If you reward your children for doing their homework, they will usually respond by getting it done. But is this the most effective method of motivation? No, says psychologist Edward L. Deci, who challenges traditional thinking and shows that this ...

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