A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years. When you refuse, she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a day trip to the zoo. She is attempting to use the ______ technique
a) lowball
b) door-in-the-face
c) foot-in-the-door
d) bait-and-switch
ANS: B, The door-in-the-face effect occurs when someone complies with a small request (the zoo trip) after having refused an initial large request (two years of volunteer work).
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a. 0-1% b. 10-20% c. 30-40% d. 50-60%
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a. the immunizations of babies c. contracting HIV b. eating blue cheese d. taking protein and vitamin supplements
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A) figure-ground B) closure C) proximity D) continutiy
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A. high self-esteem B. advanced moral reasoning C. gender constancy D. life satisfaction