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Why does this article have "sociological theory" tag? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.190.96.7 ( talk) 05:35, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
I see that this article is now a stub, and used to be much bigger.... shouldnt it be reverted?
71.238.25.226 (
talk) 01:30, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
I am merging the material from "Culture Industry" which was inappropaitely long and determined to deal with two many unrelated topics. Will be back to consolidate it later. - David91 11:01, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
No really, this article DOES NOT NEED cleaning up. Do NOT clean it up.
I think "Adorno and Horkheimer" section needs to be divided into two paragraphs, instead of one large paragraph.-- whicky1978 14:16, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
The section on Adorno and Horkheimer is superb! Thanks! 218.102.65.214 10:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
What are the oldest references to reverse psychology, or to the term itself? Thanks.
Is this actually a psycological term? I've always been under the impression that it's just an informal thing.
Actually, I think the proper term is paradoxical intent. 12.44.67.176 00:46, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
This is just a list of works deemed to be reverse psychology. I don't dispute that it is factually correct, but there is no verifiable source listing these examples as relating to reverse psychology. -- JianLi 03:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
I have removed:
In an episode of NBC's The Office, Michael tries his hand at reverse psychology when he receives an oven mitt from Phyllis during Secret Santa. He doesn't like the gift, and decides to turn Secret Santa into Yankee Swap. Complimenting the mitt's fine craftsmanship, Michael tries to trick some poor soul into wanting the mitt. (Episode: " Christmas Party") ... as that's not reverse psychology. Funny story though. Maikel ( talk) 00:34, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
87.220.23.203 ( talk) 16:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC) I have also changed the line about Seinfield. It's really a "How I Met Your Mother" reference, and it occurs in the episode Milk. [1] (1X21)
I'm curious, is the essay A Modest Proposal an early example of reverse psychology? Or is satire defined differently. I'm just curious. If it is I think it should be mentioned in the examples section. Thx. Zeke515 ( talk) 20:46, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
The example given about this movie doesn't sound like reverse psychology, unless the waitress wanted Lily to touch the hot coffee. It sounds more like an example of Reactance.
I simple google search for the parenting sentence finds several references but the spam filter stopped me. I am new so please do this. -- Medic463 ( talk) 17:55, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
This is an example of reverse psychology only if the property owner (who presumably put up the sign) wants strangers to come in. And if he did, the caption should tell that story. Otherwise, it's something else (curiosity, defiance, trespass, illiteracy, etc.). Just1thing ( talk) 18:30, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
== Lack of psychological understanding? Why are children supposed to "lack psychological understanding"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.43.248 ( talk) 04:28, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Is the Gaga an example of Rev Psy ? Or simply ironical self-publicity since I doubt if anyone was 'duped' as a result of the publicity. Pincrete ( talk) 22:29, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
I think the section Adorno and Horkheimer is socio-political commentary and has little or nothing to do with reverse psychology. The text is about judging the motivations of the (undefined) "culture industry"; reverse psychology is, at best, an inadequate description of the tactics noted; those are based on implicitly misleading the audience; my sense is that reverse psychology is explicit by nature. The examples are not really reverse psychology, but something like it. The degree to which readers agree or disagree with the assertions in this section is irrelevant. In my opinion this section should be deleted. 2015-02-07 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frevi ( talk • contribs) 03:23, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Why is devil's advocate a related article? 2.236.138.147 ( talk) 17:24, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
I think this article has the propensity of becoming featured. Spannerjam ( talk) 16:36, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
This article is problematic, unscientific and have nothing to do with any sort of actual psychology. It should have a warning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ostream ( talk • contribs) 14:30, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Parents tend to say their kids things like "go play outside" that is more in the interest of the parent that wants have some rest. After a while the kid subconsciously learns that it's not in his interest, so it begins to do the direct opposite of what the parents say, kids even begin to generalized this ractance to all older people. 178.82.219.75 ( talk) 00:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC) Landev
Refering "Origing of reverse psychology" the parents will learn that the kid learned reactance and begin to use "reverse-reverse-psychology" 178.82.219.75 ( talk) 00:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC) Landev
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Why does this article have "sociological theory" tag? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.190.96.7 ( talk) 05:35, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
I see that this article is now a stub, and used to be much bigger.... shouldnt it be reverted?
71.238.25.226 (
talk) 01:30, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
I am merging the material from "Culture Industry" which was inappropaitely long and determined to deal with two many unrelated topics. Will be back to consolidate it later. - David91 11:01, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
No really, this article DOES NOT NEED cleaning up. Do NOT clean it up.
I think "Adorno and Horkheimer" section needs to be divided into two paragraphs, instead of one large paragraph.-- whicky1978 14:16, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
The section on Adorno and Horkheimer is superb! Thanks! 218.102.65.214 10:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
What are the oldest references to reverse psychology, or to the term itself? Thanks.
Is this actually a psycological term? I've always been under the impression that it's just an informal thing.
Actually, I think the proper term is paradoxical intent. 12.44.67.176 00:46, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
This is just a list of works deemed to be reverse psychology. I don't dispute that it is factually correct, but there is no verifiable source listing these examples as relating to reverse psychology. -- JianLi 03:07, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
I have removed:
In an episode of NBC's The Office, Michael tries his hand at reverse psychology when he receives an oven mitt from Phyllis during Secret Santa. He doesn't like the gift, and decides to turn Secret Santa into Yankee Swap. Complimenting the mitt's fine craftsmanship, Michael tries to trick some poor soul into wanting the mitt. (Episode: " Christmas Party") ... as that's not reverse psychology. Funny story though. Maikel ( talk) 00:34, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
87.220.23.203 ( talk) 16:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC) I have also changed the line about Seinfield. It's really a "How I Met Your Mother" reference, and it occurs in the episode Milk. [1] (1X21)
I'm curious, is the essay A Modest Proposal an early example of reverse psychology? Or is satire defined differently. I'm just curious. If it is I think it should be mentioned in the examples section. Thx. Zeke515 ( talk) 20:46, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
The example given about this movie doesn't sound like reverse psychology, unless the waitress wanted Lily to touch the hot coffee. It sounds more like an example of Reactance.
I simple google search for the parenting sentence finds several references but the spam filter stopped me. I am new so please do this. -- Medic463 ( talk) 17:55, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
This is an example of reverse psychology only if the property owner (who presumably put up the sign) wants strangers to come in. And if he did, the caption should tell that story. Otherwise, it's something else (curiosity, defiance, trespass, illiteracy, etc.). Just1thing ( talk) 18:30, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
== Lack of psychological understanding? Why are children supposed to "lack psychological understanding"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.43.248 ( talk) 04:28, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Is the Gaga an example of Rev Psy ? Or simply ironical self-publicity since I doubt if anyone was 'duped' as a result of the publicity. Pincrete ( talk) 22:29, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
I think the section Adorno and Horkheimer is socio-political commentary and has little or nothing to do with reverse psychology. The text is about judging the motivations of the (undefined) "culture industry"; reverse psychology is, at best, an inadequate description of the tactics noted; those are based on implicitly misleading the audience; my sense is that reverse psychology is explicit by nature. The examples are not really reverse psychology, but something like it. The degree to which readers agree or disagree with the assertions in this section is irrelevant. In my opinion this section should be deleted. 2015-02-07 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frevi ( talk • contribs) 03:23, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Why is devil's advocate a related article? 2.236.138.147 ( talk) 17:24, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
I think this article has the propensity of becoming featured. Spannerjam ( talk) 16:36, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
This article is problematic, unscientific and have nothing to do with any sort of actual psychology. It should have a warning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ostream ( talk • contribs) 14:30, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Parents tend to say their kids things like "go play outside" that is more in the interest of the parent that wants have some rest. After a while the kid subconsciously learns that it's not in his interest, so it begins to do the direct opposite of what the parents say, kids even begin to generalized this ractance to all older people. 178.82.219.75 ( talk) 00:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC) Landev
Refering "Origing of reverse psychology" the parents will learn that the kid learned reactance and begin to use "reverse-reverse-psychology" 178.82.219.75 ( talk) 00:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC) Landev
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Hannaheb2016,
Whit873M,
Whitb05,
Kbaird17.
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