ecause your actions have been affected by something externally (extrinsic motivation). It was shown that providing any sort of reward for completing the task set before you would decrease any prior intrinsic motivation you may have had. A shift from external regulations to internal regulations is known as internalization. As something becomes more and more internalized, a greater feel of self-initiation can be gained from a task. This theory has proposed five types of this self-regulation (from least autonomous to most autonomous):
             amotivation, external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation and intrinsic regulation. With amotivated behaviors, there is no real sense of purpose to what the person is doing or sense of change to the events. External regulation, as discussed earlier, is the behavior which is controlled through external actions or rewards. Introjected regulation is that which has been partially internalized, but not accepted by the person as coming from themselves. (e.g. the person feels guilty for not doing their assignment) Identified regulation is when a person ties their behavior into their final goals or plans. It is accepted as self and as fairly important. Finally, Intrinsic motivation are those behaviors which are taken up for self enjoyment or pleasure. In general, this theory states that autonomous forms of self-regulation can be distinguis
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