Direct and Implied Social Restoration of Freedom.

Worchel, Stephen; Brehm, Jack W.

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ERIC Number: EJ041536

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Publication Date: 1971

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Direct and Implied Social Restoration of Freedom

Worchel, Stephen; Brehm, Jack W.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 18, 3, 294-304, Jun 71

Presents experimental evidence showing that the desirability of an alternative choice increases when one's freedom to choose it is threatened; this reactance will be reduced if freedom is reinstated by another person; and desirability will also be reduced if another person under similar threat manages to restore his own freedom. (RW)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Intervention, Models, Psychological Patterns, Responses, Social Influences

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