In the course Introduction to Self-Determination Theory is claimed that:

• a basic psychological need is a need that, if satisfied, leads to greater well-being.
• SDT claims the existence of three basic psychological needs based on various researches. Therefore the satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs contributes to our well-being and therefore to happiness.

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• What contributes to well-being?

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• Introduction to Self-Determination Theory | University of Rochester by Coursera

Various resources suggest the following strategies to satisfy our basic psychological needs:

• Competence:
  • developing new skills
  • mastering a subject that we are interested about
• Autonomy:
  • pursuing personal projects
  • developing the ability to take decisions on your own
  • feeling in control of your life
  • feeling free to act in a way that aligns with your desires
• Relatedness:
  • sharing with others what you have learned
  • showing respect and appreciation to others

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• What contributes to well-being

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• Drive | 2011 | Daniel Pink

Self Determination Theory (SDT) is a theory about human motivation developed by professors Richard Ryan and Edward Deci.

SDT states that human beings have three basic psychological needs that motivate us:

• Competence
• Autonomy
• Relatedness

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• How to apply self determination theory
• How self determination theory is related to happiness

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• Introduction to Self-Determination Theory | University of Rochester by Coursera

Index

• Why Information Mapping should work

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The paper Chunking mechanisms in human learning describes chunk as:

• a number of pieces of information from the environment into a single unit
• a collection of elements having strong associations with one another, but weak associations with elements within other chunks.

Some examples of chunking are:

• memorizing a long string of numbers by grouping them into smaller sets, such as phone numbers (e.g., 123-456-7890)
• associating the word cat with the mental image of a furry animal with whiskers and a tail.

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• Learning

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• Chunking mechanisms in human learning | 2001 | Fernand Gobet, Peter C.R. Lane, Steve Croker, Peter C-H. Cheng, Gary Jones, Iain Oliver and Julian M. Pine

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