RESEARCH STUDY 1.1
Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in situations in which they are not being evaluated.
-Refer to Research Study 1.1 above to answer the following question. This scenario is an example of which scientific cycle?

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This scenario is an example of the theory-data cycle, where a theory (the three fundamental needs proposed by Deci and Ryan) was tested through collecting data (on how meeting these needs affects student satisfaction in a psychology class).

RESEARCH STUDY 1.1 Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) Have Proposed That There Are