Anti- Conformity Is the "Boomerang Effect" That Sometimes Occurs When

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Anti- conformity is the "boomerang effect" that sometimes occurs when consumers are threatened with loss of freedom of choice; they respond by doing the opposite behaviour advocated in a persuasive message.

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Definitions:

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where no player can benefit by changing their strategy while the other players keep theirs unchanged.

Prisoner's Dilemma

A fundamental problem in game theory that demonstrates why two rational individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interest to do so.

Dominant Strategy

A strategy in game theory that is best for a player, regardless of the strategies chosen by the other players.

Maximum Profits

The highest amount of earnings achievable by a firm when marginal costs equal marginal revenue.