Question

Bethany has been listening to a political speaker who is encouraging people to support a law that would require all people to recycle aluminum cans, and severely penalize those who do not recycle. The speaker is giving strong arguments in favor of this proposed law and is couching his appeal in moral and ethical language. As a result, Bethany is becoming increasingly annoyed and resentful of the speaker and his arguments. She may be experiencing ________.

Answer 1

Psychological Reactance

Step-by-step explanation:

People react when their freedom is threatened, it can be lost of possession or choice. Psychological reactance is the urge to react which develops when an action or an intended plan is targeted to eliminate a specific freedom linked to the behaviour of a person.

Bethany is feeling resentful towards the political speaker because the political speaker is targeting to eliminate her freedom of recycling or not recycling aluminium cans. This motivational state or urge is what is termed psychological reactance

Answer 2

Reactance

Step-by-step explanation:

Bethany has been listening to a political speaker who is encouraging people to support a law that would require all people to recycle aluminum cans, and severely penalize those who do not recycle. The speaker is giving strong arguments in favor of this proposed law and is couching his appeal in moral and ethical language. As a result, Bethany is becoming increasingly annoyed and resentful of the speaker and his arguments. She may be experiencing Reactance