| 单词 | reactance theory |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreactance theory C2. Psychology. Of, relating to, or designating reactance (see sense 3), as reactance response, reactance theory, etc. ΚΠ 1968 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 81 134 Many gaps still exist concerning our understanding of reactance theory. 1976 J. T. Tedeschi & S. Lindskold Social Psychol. viii. 361/1 Reactance studies in which subjects are told they are being evaluated for leadership. 1988 M. S. Taylor in R. J. Patti et al. Managing for Service Effectiveness in Social Welfare Organiz. 197 The adoption of a new feedback system that regularly reports back data on client satisfaction..might cause a reactance response [in employees]. 2000 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 62 390 Reactance theory posits that if individuals are pressured to perform a particular behavior that they would have performed voluntarily, they will perceive that their freedom of choice is restricted or threatened, and they will try to restore their freedom by acting in the opposite direction. < as lemmas |
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