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  2. Boomerang effect (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    In other words, the boomerang effect is a situation where people tend to pick the opposite of what something or someone is saying or doing because of how it is presented to them. Typically, the more aggressively a position is presented to someone, the more likely they are to adopt an opposing view. [2]

  3. Reactance (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Some individuals might employ reverse psychology in a bid to exploit reactance for their benefit, in an attempt to influence someone to choose the opposite of what is being requested. Reactance can occur when an individual senses that someone is trying to compel them to do something; often the individual will offer resistance and attempt to ...

  4. Reverse psychology - Wikipedia

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    Psychology is another word to refer to "perception, analyzing and focusing on other people's decisions." Throughout history, this has been utilized in many ways. A common one would be games. In certain card games, the idea is to make the person focus on the REVERSE of what they think they are paying attention to. [17]

  5. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    The framing effect is the tendency to draw different conclusions from the same information, depending on how that information is presented. Forms of the framing effect include: Contrast effect , the enhancement or reduction of a certain stimulus's perception when compared with a recently observed, contrasting object.

  6. Paradoxical reaction - Wikipedia

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    The combination of the five subunits of the receptor (see image) can be altered in such a way that for example, the receptor's response to GABA remains unchanged but the response to one of the named substances is dramatically different from the normal one. [citation needed]

  7. Acquiescence bias - Wikipedia

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    Acquiescence bias, also known as agreement bias, [1] is a category of response bias common to survey research [2] in which respondents have a tendency to select a positive response option [1] [3] or indicate a positive connotation disproportionately more frequently.

  8. A strong relationship needs both partners to respond to each ...

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    An attempt at small talk from a loved one may be more than what it seems at first. Here’s how paying attention to “bids for connection” can improve a relationship.

  9. Ambivalence - Wikipedia

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    The psychological literature has distinguished between several different forms of ambivalence. [4] One, often called subjective ambivalence or felt ambivalence, represents the psychological experience of conflict (affective manifestation), mixed feelings, mixed reactions (cognitive manifestation), and indecision (behavioral manifestation) in the evaluation of some object.