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Identify introjected values by detecting whether motivation
Identify introjected values by detecting whether motivation feels like pulling you forward (genuine ownership) or pushing you from behind through guilt and shame (unintegrated external regulation).
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from The three basic psychological needs are autonomy, (autonomy, competence, relatedness as basic needs) and Extrinsic motivation (reward from external recognition) (extrinsic rewards undermine intrinsic motivation). This principle provides an actionable diagnostic for distinguishing integrated from introjected values based on the phenomenology of motivation.