Question

High school students Aisha and Jared have been dating each other casually. When Aisha's parents tell her to stop seeing Jared and ask her to go out with "nicer boys," Aisha announces that she and Jared are actually "in love" and have decided to go steady. Aisha's behavior most likely illustrates the effects of __________.

Answer 1

Aisha's behaviour illustrates the effects of disrespect to her parents.

Step-by-step explanation:

Respect is a strong point in most region of the world with some been exp[ected to obey their parents whenever a request was made by them. In this situation, not doing their bidding would lead to disrespecting them.

In the case of Aisha's decision to continue to see Jared despite the parents'wishes for her to stop illustrates the effect of her being a disrespectful person. This is because, she is going contrary to her parents wishes.

Answer 2

Aisha's behavior most likely illustrates the effects of psychological reactance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Reactance occurs when an individual feels a negative response from others and feels that what he/she wants is being taken away from him/her or his/her choices are being limited.

Psychological reactance is the response to this act, in which the individual feels so threatened that he/she carries out acts or behaviors which were prohibited.

In this case, Aisha feels threatened by her parents because of their thoughts and points of view towards Jared, thus she reacts by announcing that they are in love and will go steady. She is defying her parents.