You have agreed to buy a new car for an attractive low price, then the dealer mentions some extras that you must have and the various city and state taxes that must be added. The price is now becoming much less attractive. This illustrates the

a. highball technique.
b. lowball technique.
c. foot-in-the-door effect.
d. door-in-the-face effect.


B

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