Samantha is going on vacation for a week and forgot to book a kennel to board her dog while she is away. She calls her friend Tracy and asks Tracy for a small favor of watering her plants every day while she is away. During the same call, after Tracy has agreed to water the plants, Samantha then asks Tracy for one more favor; Samantha asks Tracy to please walk and feed her dog every day that she goes to water the plants. Samantha's request of a small favor followed by a larger favor is illustrates this type of persuasion technique.
a. Foot-in-the-door
b. Peripheral route
c. Yale attitude change approach
d. Cognitive dissonance
a. Foot-in-the-door
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