Question

chris is a sophomore in college. he chose engineering as his major because hes always been interested in engineering and he loves math and physics. in spite of strong support from his close network of friends and family, he is struggling with the challenging classes, and is considering changing his major. which of the three psychological needs identified by the self - determination theory (sdt) is chris struggling with?

autonomy

resilience

relatedness

competence

competition

Explanation:

Self - determination theory (SDT) identifies three basic psychological needs: autonomy, relatedness, and competence. Chris has support from friends and family (relatedness is met), and he chose the major out of interest (autonomy is met). However, he is struggling with challenging classes, indicating a lack of confidence in his ability to perform well, which means he is struggling with the need for competence.

Answer:

D. Competence