Sentences with phrase «psychological reactance»

By leveraging psychological reactance designers can inject a lot of hang wringing into the experience that will be remembered for a long time.7

[Continuing his regular GameSetWatch column, psychologist and gamer Jamie Madigan looks at the psychological underpinnings of one of Bioware's trademark RPG elements, defining «psychological reactance» and pointing out how it's used in titles like Mass Effect.]

Eliminating chocolate milk was also associated with 6.8 % fewer students eating school lunches, and although other factors were also involved, this is consistent with the notion of psychological reactance.

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According to science, reverse psychology works because of a psychological effect known as reactance.