Candace is walking down the streets of New York one day when a stranger asks her to sign a petition. But just at this moment another stranger yells "Don't sign that petition whatever you do!" According to the principles of psychological reactance,

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Psychological reactance is a motivational reaction to offers, persons, rules, or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms. It occurs when people feel that their freedom to choose an action is limited or threatened. The theory suggests that when someone is told not to do something, it can increase their intrinsic motivation to do it. Therefore, if Candace is told not to sign the petition, she might be more inclined to sign it, as a form of resistance or assertion of her freedom.

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