'Rebelling' in psychology happens so an individual can become an independant person. They rebel (males do at a younger age than females) to become something a

'Rebelling' in psychology happens so an individual can become an independant person. They rebel (males do at a younger age than females) to become something a bit different than the parents. We all do. The persons this article refers to just keep that mentality when it comes to other things. "This works, but I see another way to look at it, witch removes something I don't like about the idea" Call it rebelling, call it out of the box thinking. It's what happens with us all, so we are not clones of our parents.