Richard M. Ryan is a professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University and a research professor at the University of Rochester. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester and his B.A. from the University of Connecticut. Ryan is a clinical psychologist and co-developer, with Edward L. Deci, of Self-Determination Theory, one of the most influential theories of human motivation, which has been widely applied in work organizations, schools, clinical settings, virtual environments and sports.
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Deci, of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), one of the most influential theories of human motivation.
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It was not until the mid-1980s, when Edward L. Deci and Richard Ryan wrote a book entitled Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior, that SDT was formally introduced and recognized as having empirical support.
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