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Autonomy

Everything on this site about autonomy — each one naming the study behind it.

You feel an immediate desire for what is forbidden.
Psychological reactance occurs when you perceive a threat to your freedom of choice.…
You will choose the forbidden option just to feel free.
Psychological reactance is the drive to reclaim your sense of autonomy when you feel a choice is being restricted.…
You feel compelled to restore your lost freedom.
Psychological reactance is a motivational state that arises when an individual's behavioral freedoms are threatened, w…