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Carver, Charles S. – 1978
Research was undertaken to test the hypothesis that reactance-based responses are facilitated by self-focused attention. (Psychological reactance has been defined as a motivational state that occurs when a person perceives that his or her freedom has been threatened in some way.) In addition, these studies served as further tests of the predictive…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attention Control, Attitude Change, Communication (Thought Transfer)
