"the individual who undertakes to control other people is likely to be countercontrolled by all of them... a person who countercontrols, may show an emotional reaction of anger or frustration... which injures or is otherwise aversive to the controller"
"About 10 percent of them said they countercontrolled their teacher frequently. The students told me they could do things like make their teacher cry, yell, or run out of the room. In a class of 30 students, having three of them countercontrolling could really ruin your day."
"Control is making things be the way we want. And we're really good at it. Setting the table for dinner is control. The table is not set. It's nearly dinnertime. So we do what we need to do to make the table just right."
Countercontrol is a behavioral response where individuals who are controlled by others resist and turn the tables on their controllers. B.F. Skinner warned that controllers risk being countercontrolled through anger and frustration responses. Research with students revealed approximately 10 percent frequently countercontrolled their teachers through behaviors designed to provoke emotional reactions. Control fundamentally involves making situations align with desired goals. Understanding how countercontrol operates is valuable because controllers set the conditions for countercontrol through their goals. When controllers modify their objectives, they can effectively thwart countercontrol attempts.
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