Noun
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reverse psychology (uncountable)
(psychology) The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course
I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth. River Phoenix
I printed a list of Irish names from the Internet and my husband, Dave, saw Finley on the list. I really liked it but didn't want to scare Dave off with my enthusiasm. So I used a little reverse psychology and let him think it was his idea. Holly Marie Combs