<Dd> Is the universal want to interact, be connected to, and experience caring for others </Dd> <Dd> Is the universal urge to be causal agents of one's own life and act in harmony with one's integrated self; however, Deci and Vansteenkiste note this does not mean to be independent of others </Dd> <P> SDT claims to give a different approach to motivation, considering what motivates a person at any given time as opposed to seeing motivation as a unitary concept . SDT makes distinctions between different types of motivation and the consequences of them . </P> <P> Intrinsic motivation is the natural, inherent drive to seek out challenges and new possibilities that SDT associates with cognitive and social development . </P>

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