Vince is trying to pick up a woman at a bar. Instead of approaching her with a boring "standard line" (e.g., "Can I buy you a drink?"), he tries something new. He asks, "Can I buy you a diamond?" Even though he has no intention of buying the woman a diamond (at least not right away), he hopes that this will capture her attention. Social psychologists would say that Vince is using the ____ social
influence technique.
a. legitimization-of-paltry-favors
b. labeling
c. disrupt-and-reframe
d. pique
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A. thought; behavior B. behavior; thought C. response; stimulus D. repetitive; constant
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a. ?openness b. ?extroversion c. ?conscientiousness d. ?agreeableness