Lidia graduated from college ten years ago and is considering a career change. She is eager to find a position that challenges her and allows her to grow as a person. To learn about potential career paths, she signs up for classes at the local community college. Lidia’s psychological needs are best explained by
A)self-determination theory.
B)the deficiency needs in Maslow’s hierarchy.
C)set point theory.
D)expectancy X value theory

Self-determination theory: This is one of the famous theory of personality and motivation that states three important innate, psychological, and universal needs, that is-

1. Autonomy.

2. Psychological relatedness.

3. Competence.

Self-determination theory describes the human being's basic psychological needs and inherent growth tendencies and focuses on motivation required for a person to make choices in life without being externally influenced.

Lidia’s psychological needs are best explained by the self-determination theory.