Talk:Reverse psychology

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Stub?

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)[reply]

Merger

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 cleanup necessary.

No really, this article DOES NOT NEED cleaning up. Do NOT clean it up.

This artically only needs minor changes. It will help readers sift through it better.

I could help clean up this article, and add to it. The article at least needs subsections, which won't be hard to do. I would also like to add therapeutic uses of reverse psychology or paradoxical intentions. I will work on it over my christmas break. --whicky1978 02:06, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

Who added that little gem at the bottom? I love it. -Toptomcat 14:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The section on Adorno and Horkheimer is superb! Thanks! 218.102.65.214 10:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How old is the term?

What are the oldest references to reverse psychology, or to the term itself? Thanks.

Actually a psycological term?

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)[reply]

Original Research

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)[reply]

The Office

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

A Modest Proposal

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)[reply]

How I met Your Mother

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 tried to reference but spam filter

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)[reply]