Psychological Reactance Theory - Video & Lesson Transcript

Reactance occurs as a result of a person's drive to protect his or her own perceived personal freedom. 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Typicallythoughtofinrelationtoreversepsychology,psychologicalreactanceishowapersonactsaccordingtoanassumedthreattotheirfreedom.Lookintothetheoryofreactance,learningabouttypesofbehaviorsandcommonexamples. Updated:11/23/2021 Createanaccount DefinitionofPsychologicalReactanceHaveyoueverknownsomeone,perhapsayoungperson,whoseemedtodoexactlytheoppositeofwhatheorshewasaskedtodo?Sometimesitseemslikeitwouldbeeasiertotellthemtodotheoppositeofwhatyouwantthemtodo;thisiscommonlyknownasreversepsychology.Usually,wethinkofchildrenbehavinginthismanner,butthephenomenonhasbeenobservedinadults,aswell.Inpsychology,thistypeofbehaviorisanexampleofreactance.Whilereversepsychologyismoreofalayperson'sconceptthananactualpartofpsychology,itdoeshelptoillustratethebasicpremisebehindreactance.Inpsychology,reactancereferstoawayinwhichapersonthinksorbehaveswhenperceivingathreattohisorherfreedom.Thereareseveraltypesofreactance,aswe'llseeherenow. Anerroroccurredtryingtoloadthisvideo. 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LoginorSignup Timeline Autoplay Autoplay Speed Speed 9.9Kviews Video Quiz Course 9.9K views TheoryandExamplesReactanceoccursasaresultofaperson'sdrivetoprotecthisorherownperceivedpersonalfreedom.Avarietyofauthorityfiguresandconsequencescanrestrictthisfreedom.Reactancehasbothamentalandabehavioralcomponent.Thementalcomponentinvolvesassessingone'soptionsforanygivenchoice,whilethebehavioralcomponentisthepartoftheprocessobservablefromtheoutside.Forinstance,Charlie'smomtellshimtowearhisdressshoesinsteadofhissneakerstochurch.Suddenly,wearingthesneakersseemslikeamuchmoreattractivechoicebecauseofhismother'sinsistencethathenotwearthem.Inchoosingtowearsneakersinstead,Charlieprotectshisfreedombydoingwhathismothertoldhimnottodo.Thefreedomtochooseabehaviormustexistinthefirstplace.Peoplewhodon'texperienceaparticularfreedom,orhavenomeaningfulchoiceinthematter,don'texperiencereactance,sincetheirindependenceisn'tthreatened.IfCharlie'sfamilywerepoor,forexample,andcouldn'taffordmorethanonepairofshoesforhim,thentherewouldn'tbeanissue;Charliewouldn'thaveachoice,andhewouldbemuchlesslikelytoreact.Inextremelyyoungchildren,reactanceoccursless,sincetheyaren'tabletomakemanyofthechoicesinvolvedintheirday-to-dayactivities.WhenCharliewasatoddler,hismotherwouldhaveensuredheworeproperattiretochurchbecauseshehelpedhimdress.Aschildrengrowolder,however,reactancebecomesmorecommonastheyprotecttheirfreedombyactingagainstcaretakers'suggestions.Theycanactinthiswayevenifthesuggestionsaresound,andtheactionsareagainsttheirownself-interest.Forinstance,Charlie'smomtellshimnottousehisredfiretruckasaskateboardbecauseit'sdangerous.Shealsotellshimhecouldbreakitthatway.Charliecontinuestousethetoyinthatmannerandeventuallybreaksit.Whiletheobservablepartofreactanceisthebehavior,it'sbaseduponhowchoicesappeartothepersonengaginginthebehavior.UsingthetoytruckasaskateboardissuddenlyevenmoreattractivetoCharlie.Nowheperceivesthathe'sactingunderhisownagency,whichhewouldn'tbedoingifhelistenedtohismother. TypesofReactanceAvarietyofbehaviorsfallunderreactance.Theonewe'vealreadytoucheduponoccurswhensomeoneactsinawaycompletelycontrarytowhatsomesortofauthoritywantsthepersontodo.Aswe'vealreadyseenwiththetoytruck,actingcontrarytoinstructionsisnotalwayspracticalandcanhavenegativeresults.Forexample,ifCharlie'smomgiveshimagoodscoldingonSunday,hewilllikelystopwearingthewrongshoestochurch.Hecan,however,stillreactbyconfidinginhisfavoriteuncle,Dave,thathismomisreallylameaboutSundayclothes.Or,hecanreactbywearingtherightshoes,butotherwisemakingamessoutofhisSundayclothes-untuckinghisshirtorgettinghisclothesdirtywhileplayingafterchurch,forinstance.Reactancesometimesoccurswhenapersonmakesachoicethatcutsoffotherchoices.Forexample,Charliegetsacertainamountoflunchmoneyeverydayatschoolandcanchoosewhathewants,buthecan'thaveitall.Let'ssaythatinthelunchline,there'spizza,Jell-O,icecreamsandwiches,lasagna,andfriedchicken.Hecanalsogotothevendingmachineswheretheysellalotofhisfavoritetreats,likepotatochipsandcandybars.Asthelineismoving,hehastochoosesomething,sohegetsthepizzaandthejell-O.Afterhe'spaidforhislunchandsitsdownwithhisfriends,helookslonginglyattheicecreamoneofhisfriendshaschosen,andthenheseesanotherfriendeatingthefriedchicken,whichalsolooksreallygood.He'sremorsefulthathemadethewrongchoice.Inthiscase,he'snotreactingagainstanauthorityfigureatall;instead,he'sreactingagainsttheconsequenceofhavingmadeachoice.Suddenly,thefoodhedidn'tchooseismoreattractivethanthefoodhedidchoose.Infact,themorechoicesthereare,theharderitisforhimtomakeadecisionbecausemorechoicesmeanmoreoptionsareultimatelyremovedbymakingthechoice.LessonSummaryApplyingreversepsychologysometimesworksonsomeonewhoisreactant,butit'srathernon-scientific.It'sabitmorecomplicatedthanthat.Reactancefunctionswithinacomplicatedwebofsocialandpsychologicalinteraction.Reactancereferstoawayinwhichapersonthinksorbehaveswhenperceivingathreattohisorherfreedom.Itcantakevariousformsandsometimescausespeopletomakedecisionsthatfunctionagainsttheirinterest(suchasignoringgoodadvice),butitgenerallyinfluencesapersontodothingsthey'retoldnottodo.Theremustbechoicespresent--likebeingabletohavemorethanonepairofshoes--forreactantbehaviortooccurbecauseaperson'sindependencecan'tbethreatenedwhenthereisnochoicetobeginwith.Inaddition,havingmanyoptionscangiveapersonasenseofmorechoicesbeingcutoffaltogether,leadingtoevenlessfreedom. 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