Edward L. Deci

Edward L. Deci 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 motivation and basic psychological needs. With Richard Ryan, he is the founder of self-determination theory (SDT), an influential contemporary motivational theory.

Selected Works

* 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.
* cite book
last = Deci | first = Edward L.
coauthors= & Ryan, Richard M.
year = 1985
title = "Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior"
publisher = Plenum
location = New York
isbn = 0-30-642022-8
* [http://www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/documents/2000_DeciRyan_PIWhatWhy.pdf 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.]
* [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
last = Deci | first = Edward L.
coauthors= Richard Flaste
year = 1996
title = Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
publisher = Penguin ISBN 0-14-025526-5
* cite book
last = Deci | first = Edward L.
editor = Richard M. Ryan
year = 2006
title = The Handbook of Self-Determination Research
publisher = University of Rochester Press ISBN 1-58046-156-5

See also

* Self-determination theory
* Organismic theory
* Motivation

External links

* http://www.psych.rochester.edu/faculty/deci/ --University of Rochester Faculty Page
* http://www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/faculty/edeci.html --List of Deci's published articles concerning SDT
* http://www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/ --Self-determination Theory Website