One technique for gaining compliance is to offer a very favorable deal to someone, then change the terms of the deal to make it less attractive after the target person has accepted the initial deal. This is known as ________

A) the foot-in-the-door technique
B) ingratiation
C) playing hard to get
D) the lowball procedure
E) the door-in-the-face technique


Answer: D

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. female purity b. male status c. family honor d. independence

Psychology

In analysis of variance, a __________ is calculated only if a significant F is found, while a __________ can be calculated in the absence of a significant F value

a. post hoc analysis; contrast b. contrast; planned comparison c. planned comparison; post hoc analysis d. contrast; post hoc analysis

Psychology

Jean Piaget used the term ________ to describe the tendency of a preoperational child to mentally link particular phenomena, whether or not there is logically a causal relationship.

A. animism B. object permanence C. egocentrism D. transduction

Psychology