Birth to Three - Cavity Free

"SDT is relatively unique among theories of motivation due to its focus on the quality, rather than the quantity, of motivation. Central to SDT is the distinction between selfdetermined or autonomous and non-self-determined or controlled forms of motivation. These types of motivation differ from one another based on the degree to which actions are (or are not) fully self-endorsed by the individual. Autonomous motivation reflects freely chosen and fully or whole-heartedly self-endorsed reasons for engaging in a behavior, such as because it is important and because it is enjoyable. In contrast, controlled motivation reflects reasons for acting that are not self-endorsed because one is pressured into doing them because of internal pressure, such as this is something I should do, even though I don't really want to, or because of environmental contingencies because I have to; it is required that I do this."