How effective is reverse psychology?

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I don't know the full understanding about it but from what I see is manipulating people by telling them the opposite of what you want and they do it. So I mean how well does it work? Of course the way I see it, mostly used to make someone look foolish in humorous ways.

 

[Veho]

It has a "statistically significant" effect.

Which means it works on some people in some of the cases some of the time.

Which means it's horribly unreliable and vague.

So definitely less than 50%.

 

[Viri]

Spoiler

 

[slaphappygamer]

It’s hit or miss for my 3 year old.

 

[YamiZee]

Depends on the situation. But I suppose if there exists a situation where someone dislikes another and are told to not do something, they are very likely to do it to spite the other person, so long as it seems of no significance to them. But that scenario is where it works the most, in others it probably has a fairly low chance of working.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

It will almost always work, but only if a) the person you're using it on is stubborn as an ox and b) doesn't realize you're trying pull one over them

 

[VinsCool]

Doesn't always work on me.
I'm pretty stubborn.

 

[SG854]

I’m very good at reverse psychology and I have a 100% success rate. I can get people to do whatever I want.

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I tell people don’t ever eat and they eat. I say don’t ever breathe ever again and they take a breath. I’m a pro manipulator. I’m in full control and can get people to do whatever I wan’t. I’m a master at reverse psychology.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I’m very good at reverse psychology and I have a 100% success rate. I can get people to do whatever I want.

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I tell people don’t ever eat and they eat. I say don’t ever breathe ever again and they take a breath. I’m a pro manipulator. I’m in full control and can get people to do whatever I wan’t. I’m a master at reverse psychology.

It's not really fair if that is something people naturally do.

 

[FAST6191]

Manipulation can be devastatingly effective, though it depends upon, and will often have to be modified for, the target. Some people are more resistant to it in general, and it is not necessarily straight intelligence (see also why so many people doing the whole college/university bit end up in cults that do very silly things).
It is a serious skill when learned properly. There are lesser versions of it -- a salesman will usually employ some fairly complicated techniques but maybe not grasp them as well as a psychologist, however them not knowing tends to also make them seem sincere which is even more dangerous.

Anyway I could go into what you suggest, branch it into idea implantation and otherwise cover things like that but I think I will note something more fundamental first of all. You have done what is called a false dichotomy where in fact there are multiple outcomes, and you also have not considered the long term.
Or if you prefer
Take A
Take B

You want them to take A so you say take B.
Option 3 is do nothing at all.

 

[Deleted User]

If the person you are attempting to manipulate knows that you use reverse psychology, then they will do what you tell them to do. It sounds weird, but if you ever see those people who are like:
"One cup is poisoned. He gave me the cup that isn't poisoned thinking that I would switch with him, so then I won't switch. But what if my cup is actually poisoned?", that is what I am referring to. However, this would only happen in a situation where the two participants do not know each other. In the case of them knowing each other, the recipient will most likely have some background knowledge as to what the perpetrator's methods are. This means that in order to use reverse psychology on somebody you know, you have to play by the opposite of what they know to be true. If you do this frequently enough, you will truly create an undetectable pattern for how you approach situations, turning reverse psychology into something extremely effective.

 

[Hells Malice]

Depends entirely on the person. Reverse psychology is incredibly obvious, but people are also incredibly dim these days.

 

[SnakeOil992]

It really depends on who you and the other person are. What I've come to realize is that if the other person is stubborn and possibly stupid enough and if that person doesn't really like you, you will manipulate them easily.

 

[dpad_5678]

It's not really fair if that is something people naturally do.

 

[Flame]

Don't like this post. if you do, you are a Sony lover.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Don't like this post. if you do, you are a Sony lover.

Ok

 

[DeoNaught]

Uh, I am actually pretty good at it, I can get people to believe whatever I want, as long as it's reasonable. I know what you look for in a trustful person, I know what you want, and what you don't. Have you seen the series psych? it's basically that.

I tell people don’t ever eat and they eat. I say don’t ever breathe ever again and they take a breath. I’m a pro manipulator. I’m in full control and can get people to do whatever I wan’t. I’m a master at reverse psychology.

ABSOLUTE MAD LAD

 

[Flame]

Ok

and thats how you do Reverse psychology

 

[TotalInsanity4]

and thats how you do Reverse psychology

Wait... Wouldn't the reverse psychology goal be to get me to like the post?

 

[Flame]

Wait... Wouldn't the reverse psychology goal be to get me to like the post?

if I wanted people on gbatemp to like it I would said Nintendo. how many people come on gbatemp for sony hack news?