Bartenders who put some dollar bills in their tip jars in order to influence their customers to tip generously are trying to take advantage of which social influence principle?

A) scarcity
B) social validation
C) commitment/consistency
D) reciprocity


Answer: B

Psychology

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b. Participants who were able to avoid discriminating against the Jewish applicant demonstrated the biggestboost to their own self-esteem. c. The study was conducted on a campus where negative stereotypes about Jewish women were pervasive. d. Their results provide supporting evidence for one of the basic predictions of social identity theory.

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Thorndike used the in studying animal learning

a. Skinner box b. token economy c. programmed instruction computer d. maze e. puzzle box

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The fact that a child's temperament can influence the type of parenting style used illustrates the importance of

a. nurture. b. nature. c. qualitative change. d. quantitative change.

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An important characteristic of formal operational thought is the ability to

A. think about themselves, other individuals, and their world in relativistic ways.  B. use sensory and motor schemes to solve non-verbal problems. C. conform to the expectations of one's peers in guiding one's behavior. D. do trial and error problem solving.

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