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  2. Reverse psychology - Wikipedia

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    In the 1992 Disney film Aladdin, the titular character, upon freeing the Genie from the lamp, uses reverse psychology to trick the Genie into freeing him from the Cave of Wonders, without using one of his three wishes to do so. A popular example of reverse psychology in media is the release of Queen's hit song "Bohemian Rhapsody". Upon release ...

  3. Boomerang effect (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    The tactic of reverse psychology, which is a deliberate exploitation of an anticipated boomerang effect, involves one's attempt of feigning a desire for an outcome opposite to that of the truly desired one, such that the prospect's resistance will work in the direction that the exploiter actually desires (e.g.,

  4. Reversal theory - Wikipedia

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    Reversal theory is a structural, phenomenological theory of personality, motivation, and emotion in the field of psychology. [1] It focuses on the dynamic qualities of normal human experience to describe how a person regularly reverses between psychological states, reflecting their motivational style, the meaning they attach to a situation at a given time, and the emotions they experience.

  5. Self-defeating prophecy - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a group of people decide they will not be able to achieve a goal and stop working towards the goal as a result, their prophecy was self-fulfilling. Likewise, if a prediction of a negative outcome is made, but the outcome is positive because of negative feedback resulting from the rebellion, then that is a self-defeating prophecy.

  6. Bandwagon effect - Wikipedia

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    In social psychology, people's tendency to align their beliefs and behaviors with a group is known as 'herd mentality' or 'groupthink'. [8] The reverse bandwagon effect (also known as the snob effect in certain contexts) is a cognitive bias that causes people to avoid doing something, because they believe that other people are doing it. [9]

  7. Halo effect - Wikipedia

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    Non-psychology/business use of the term "halo effect" describes the monetary value of the spillover effect [a] when an organization's marketing budget is subsequently reduced. [ b ] This was first demonstrated to students via the 1966 version of a textbook and a software package named "The Marketing Game."

  8. Anticonformity (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    An anticonformist is both publicly and privately in disagreement with others in the environment. The double diamond model of social responses introduces a new strategy in regards to anticonformity, strategic self-anticonformity. In other words, researchers claim that using reverse psychology could challenge anticonformist behavior. [8]

  9. Paradox psychology - Wikipedia

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    Reverse psychology, also known as strategic self-anticonformity, is a strategy that entails promoting a behavior that differs from the desired objective. While it can be used to control another person's conduct, it can also be used to manipulate them. Paradoxical interventions should not be used to directly target dangerous or criminogenic ...