Abstract: Research on control strategies of aircraft wound-rotor synchronous starter-generator relies on accurate simulation models. The field current of the main machine is provided by the main ...

When public health campaigns aim to change behavior, they often rely on urgent, directive language. A new comprehensive ...

First proposed in 1966 by Jack W Brehm and researched extensively over the past five decades, psychological reactance is a motivational state experienced when a person identifies a limitation being ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

From seatbelt laws to new speed limits -- many people soon stop resisting policy changes that restrict their personal freedom once the new rules come into force. Researchers also identified the ...

All engineers know resistance is usually bad news. It generates heat. It reduces efficiency. It wears out components and cuts operational lifetimes. However, resistance is not the only kind of ...

Reactance theory grew out of research on consumer behavior. This psychological theory describes how people react when they sense a threat to their freedom of choice. The theory extends to many other ...

When I came across this word, “reactance,” for the first time a few days ago, in connection with my studies on consumer behaviour, I felt it explained the feeling I saw in the thousands of voters that ...