Suppose that a researcher asked you to answer a series of incredibly personal questions about your sexual life. You might (justifiably) feel annoyed and intruded upon, and find yourself being rude to the researcher, or even purposely giving the researcher incorrect information. Your response would be an example of ____.
A) experimental realism
B) confederate behavior
C) mundane realism
D) reactance

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Reactance is a psychological response to the perceived threat to or loss of one's freedoms or autonomy, resulting in a person feeling a strong desire to assert their independence and potentially engage in behaviors that go against the demands or expectations of others. In this scenario, the personal questions are perceived as a threat to privacy and autonomy, leading to the respondent engaging in behaviors that assert their independence from the researcher's demands.

Suppose That a Researcher Asked You to Answer a Series