As a teenager, your parents always compelled you to clean your room. Now that you are living on your own, you feel no motivation to clean, as there are no parents around to nag you. This shows that

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This situation illustrates the concept of external regulation, where individuals do not engage in a behavior because they feel like they have to or because of external consequences (in this case, parents' nagging), rather than because they value the behavior itself. When the external source of motivation is removed (i.e. the parents are no longer around), individuals may not feel motivated to continue engaging in the behavior (i.e. cleaning their room). Therefore, it shows that people are unlikely to internalize forced behavior, which means they are unlikely to adopt a behavior as their own and continue it without external incentives or consequences.

As a Teenager, Your Parents Always Compelled You to Clean