What is the psychology behind not wanting to perform a task after someone tells you to do it, even if you were going to do it anyways?
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Oppositional defiance disorder is the hard end of this spectrum.
Persistent drive for autonomy is the other end.
Often found with neurodivergent people.
Part of it comes from people “being observed”, with the commenting on another’s actions taking them out of the action.
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