A strategy in which someone makes a large, unreasonable request with the expectation that the person will refuse but will then be more likely to respond favorably to a smaller request later defines _____

a) obedience.
b) the foot-in-the-door technique.
c) conformity.
d) the door-in-the-face technique.


Answer: d

Psychology

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