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What is autonomy satisfaction characterized by?
What happens when competence is frustrated?
What is the outcome when basic psychological needs are satisfied?
What is the main focus of basic psychological needs?
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Why are autonomy, competence, and relatedness important?
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What is the result of autonomy frustration?
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What motivates individuals who experience a sense of connection and belonging with others?
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What scale is used to measure self-determination in personality?
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What is the term used to describe the natural inclination to adopt and share another person's emotional state?
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What is the origin of the term 'empathy'?
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Which authors are associated with the development of Self-Determination Theory?
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What is the title of the book that discusses the psychology of self-motivation?
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What can be a result of engaging in self-oriented perspective taking?
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What is the primary focus of other-oriented perspective taking?
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Which type of empathy is most beneficial for both the giver and the receiver?
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What can be developed through engaging in other-oriented perspective taking?
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What is the potential outcome of effectively teaching individuals how to practice empathy?
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What is a characteristic of mirror neurons?
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What is the name of the researcher who led the team that discovered mirror neurons?
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What was initially observed in relation to the activity of mirror neurons?
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What is the proposed biological basis of social cognition?
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What is the term used to describe the phenomenon of mirror neurons 'mirroring' the observed action?
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What is the initial crucial step in increasing empathy?
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What is the outcome of people who perceive empathy as a fixed trait?
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Study Notes
Basic Psychological Needs
- SDT proposes three basic human needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness
- Autonomy: the need to feel free of external constraints on behavior, experienced when feeling a sense of choice and volition
- Competence: the need to feel capable or skilled, experienced when feeling effective and capable of achieving desired outcomes
- Relatedness: the need to feel connected or involved with others, experienced when feeling a sense of connectedness with others
- These needs are universal and when satisfied, conduce toward well-being, and when frustrated, lead to ill-being
Emotional Intelligence: Empathy
- Empathy: derived from the Greek word "empatheia" meaning "feeling into"
- Empathy occurs when an individual adopts and shares the emotional state of another person
- Self-oriented perspective taking: imagining oneself in another person's position, can lead to personal distress and compassion fatigue
- Other-oriented perspective taking: imagining and understanding another person's point of view, leads to empathic concern and compassion
- Empathy can be innate or acquired through deliberate learning and practice
Cultivating Empathy
- Desire to grow in empathy: embracing a growth mindset and believing empathy can be developed
- Exposure to differences: engaging with diverse forms of media, cultures, and perspectives to develop empathic abilities
- Other strategies for cultivating empathy include active listening, asking open-ended questions, and practicing mindfulness
Mirror Neuron System
- Mirror neurons: exhibit activity both when an animal performs a specific action and when it observes another animal performing the same action
- The mirror neuron system (MNS) is the biological basis of social cognition, including empathy
- Discovery of mirror neurons by Giacomo Rizzolatti and his colleagues in the 1990s
- Mirror neurons "mirror" observed actions, and are involved in controlling hand and mouth movements in the premotor cortex and inferior parietal lobule of the brain
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Test your understanding of Self-Determination Theory's three basic psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Learn how these needs impact motivation and experience.