Amotivation refers to the lack of volition to do something, where people enact passively, unwillingly, or have no
intention of doing the activity (Ryan & Deci, 2002). In addition, Deci and Ryan’s theory makes a significant distinction between autonomous or self-determined (i.e., intrinsic motivation, identified regulation) and non-autonomous or controlling (i.e., introjected, external regulation) types of motivation. The difference between autonomous and non-autonomous external types of regulations lies in the degree that the person internalizes behaviors and experiences choice.