A Research Experiment Was Conducted on People's Attitude Toward a Particular

question 13

Multiple Choice

A research experiment was conducted on people's attitude toward a particular section of the society. After the experiment, the participants were requested to donate a small amount for the research organization. When they agreed and donated, they were followed with more requests for bigger donations. This is an example of ____________.

• A)social comparison
• B)the fear appeal
• C)the foot-in-the-door technique
• D)social facilitation

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

A term from Freudian psychoanalysis referring to the first stage of psychosexual development, focusing on pleasure centers around the mouth.

Suck

To draw into the mouth by forming a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue, often used in the context of consuming liquids or as an infant's reflex.

Castration Anxiety

A fear identified in psychoanalytic theory, particularly in the context of the Oedipus complex, concerning the anxiety over losing one's genitalia or their power.

Freud's Psychosexual

A theory proposed by Sigmund Freud that describes how personality develops through a series of childhood stages in which the pleasure-seeking energies of the id focus on certain erogenous zones.