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Reactance. Daniel Anders Tilo Käller Verena Baus. Emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms Appears when someone is under strong pressure to accept a certain view or attitude
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Reactance Daniel Anders Tilo Käller Verena Baus • Emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms • Appears when someone is under strong pressure to accept a certain view or attitude • The limitation of freedom leads to an enhancement of the eliminated alternatives • Someone adopts or strengthens a different alternative than originally intended Example: Learning for an exam would be highly recommendable on part of the society, nevertheless everyone knows how difficult it is to start learning, there are always so many other alternative things to do