reactance

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Motivational state causing resistance to perceived freedom threats

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Amber MinogueDo you really know? · What is the Romeo and Juliet effect? · 1:30 · today
…According to the theory, people experience an unpleasant motivational state called reactance, which makes them resist the source of the threat and try to restore their freedom.…
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Amber MinogueDo you really know? · What is the Romeo and Juliet effect? · 1:20 · today
…The researchers attribute this to the theory of reactance, in other words, how people react when they feel their freedom of choice is threatened or reduced.…
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