Some studies suggest that when parents are extremely strict, their children become especially tempted to engage in forbidden behaviors. For example, when parents forbid their teenagers from going to parties, the teens report being even more attracted to parties and even more interested in attending them. These findings are MOST consistent with ____.
A)risk aversion
B)error management theory
C)reactance theory
D)temporal discounting

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Reactance theory explains how individuals react against restrictions to their freedoms, often by showing increased interest in the restricted behavior, which aligns with the scenario of teenagers being more attracted to parties when they are forbidden by their parents.

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