reactance

reaktans (psikoloji), tepkisellik, karşı çıkma eğilimi

a motivational state that arises when a person perceives that their freedoms are being threatened, leading to a desire to restore the threatened freedom

When the policy limited personal choices, many citizens experienced reactance.

• Researchers measured reactance by asking participants how much they wanted to do the opposite.
• High reactance can reduce the effectiveness of health-promotion campaigns.
• The study showed that subtle messages generate less reactance than overt commands.
• Understanding reactance helps designers create persuasive but non-coercive interfaces.

• psychological reactance · psikolojik tepkisellik Psychological reactance can cause people to resist persuasive messages.
• reactance theory · reaktans teorisi Reactance theory explains why individuals push back against perceived restrictions.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: resistance

opposite: compliance