Why We Do What We Do Ch. 1

Question 1

efficacy of control and discipline

Answer 1

Rigid control and strict discipline do not work

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

feeling free and volitional in one’s actions

Question 3

controlled motivation

Answer 3

acting because one is being pressured to

Question 4

2 types of controlled motivation

Answer 4

compliance & defiance

Question 5

compliance

Answer 5

doing what you are told to do because you are told to do it

Question 6

result of compliance

Answer 6

profound alienation

Question 7

defiance

Answer 7

doing the opposite of what you are expected to do because you are told to do it

Question 8

how are compliance and defiance related?

Answer 8

• Compliance and defiance are complementary responses to control
• Where there is one, there is a tendency for the other
• One tends to be dominant within an individual

Question 9

rebellion

Answer 9

the outward manifestation of people’s tendency to defy control

Question 10

conformity

Answer 10

the expression of one’s tendency to comply

Question 11

authenticity

Answer 11

being the author of one’s actions

Question 12

integration

Answer 12

the process by which various aspects of a person’s psyche have been brought into harmony with the person’s innate, core self

Question 13

self

Answer 13

the author from which authenticity emanates

Question 14

narcissism

Answer 14

a concern for what other people think that takes peoples’ focus away from their true self

Question 15

impact of increased authenticity on autonomy and relatedness

Answer 15

As people become more authentic, they develop a greater capacity for autonomous self-regulation and become capable of a deeper relatedness to others

Question 16

how do we assess authenticity?

Answer 16

by looking at the motivations that underlie behaviour

Question 17

what kind of approach does Deci apply?

Answer 17

an empirical approach

Question 18

alienation

Answer 18

to be separate from one’s self

Question 19

one-up/one-down relationships

Answer 19

relationships where one person can be understood as the socializing agent and has the job of facilitating motivation and responsibility in the other

Question 20

how can we become more autonomous and authentic in one-up/one-down relationships?

Answer 20

by transcending them

Question 21

what is at the heart of long-lasting change?

Answer 21

Self-motivation and choice

Question 22

effects of external pressure

Answer 22

it can bring about compliance, which has various negative consequences

Question 23

how do authority figures impact autonomy?

Answer 23

The actions of authority figures play an important role in determining whether people will develop greater autonomy and authenticity

Question 24

Efficient causation of behaviour (Aristotle)

Answer 24

the notion that antecedent events force one to behave