Provocativeness in internet communication: the problem of concept defining

  • Aliaksander S. Saladukha Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Aliaksander V. Lazouski Belarusian State University, Niezaliežnasci Avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Belarus

Abstract

This article examines the history of the concept of «provocativeness» and the chronology of its use in Russian-language scientific sources. Based on the analysis of psychological publications which texts contained the term «provocativeness», the three main meanings of this term are highlighted (depending on the context of its use): in the texts of various authors, the term «provocativeness» can be considered as a synonym for the phrase «motivating for reaction» in neutral connotation, as a psychological effect with a stimulating potential (in positive connotation), as well as a hyponym for the term «manipulative» in neutral connotation. The author’s definition of the concept «provocativeness» in the context of Internet communication is proposed.

Author Biographies

Aliaksander S. Saladukha, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

Aliaksander V. Lazouski, Belarusian State University, Niezaliežnasci Avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Belarus

lecturer at the department of psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2019-02-18
Keywords: provocativeness, provocation, incentive, manipulation, Internet communication
How to Cite
Saladukha, A. S., & Lazouski, A. V. (2019). Provocativeness in internet communication: the problem of concept defining. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 1, 104-109. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/2021
Issue
No 1 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Social Psychology

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