A telephone solicitor asks you for a donation of $1 for a charitable enterprise. When you agree to give $1, he asks you to become a volunteer to raise money for the charity. It sounds as though the solicitor is familiar with the sales strategy known as

a. the door-in-the-face technique.
b. the foot-in-the-door technique.
c. scarcity.
d. modeling.


Answer: b. the foot-in-the-door technique.

Psychology

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The term ____________________ refers to a general sense of helplessness that is acquired when people repeatedly fail in their attempts to control their environment

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A. vomiting B. constipation C. diarrhea D. dehydration

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a. try harder to overcome this negative perception. b. have higher than average academic achievement when compared to their majority peers. c. have lower achievement when compared to their minority peers who don't believe this. d. are unaffected by this perception

Psychology