What is reverse psychology?

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Reverse psychology is the ability to convince another person that the first answer they have given, whilst probably the correct one, is actually the wrong answer and that the right answer is in fact the wrong answer. Hence they believe the right answer is the wrong answer and subsequently switch their answer which is the right answer to the wrong answer which is the answer youwanted them to have in the first place. OK!

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Reverse psychology is when you do something and hope to get the opposite reaction. For example, if you wanted to get someone to take what you were offering, you would say they couldn't have it.

This is often used with little children. For example, you want your child to have some salad. You put it out to all members of the family at dinner time but tell your child "you can't have any of this tonight". Often then, the child will demand to have it!

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