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SCIENCE WATCH INTERVIEW: Richard Ryan on the Many Applications of Self-Determination Theory

August 1, 2010 by Shannon

August 2010. SCIENCEWATCH.COM CORRESPONDENT GARY TAUBES TALKS WITH RYAN ABOUT THE FAR-FLUNG INFLUENCE OF SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY.  You’ve been working on Self-Determination Theory for a long time. How did it all begin? I’m a clinical psychologist. The very first motivation project I was involved in, back in the late 1970s, was in schools, and we saw what...

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ScienCentral: Violence Not What Attracts Video Gamers, Says Study

January 16, 2009 by Shannon

Richard Ryan interviewed by ScienCentral on a new SDT study, released today, showing that “violence” is not what attracts players. This comes just a few days after a U.S. congressman proposed legislation that would brand violent video games with a health warning. The research could be reassuring news for parents. University of Rochester Press Release on...

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