Recruits Are Asked to Make an Escalating Series of Commitments

question 47

Multiple Choice

Recruits are asked to make an escalating series of commitments ending in signing over a bank account or property to the group, moving in with the group, and so forth.Making such major public commitments creates a powerful __________ effect.

• A) door-in-the-face
• B) fundamental attribution
• C) cognitive dissonance
• D) broken record

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Definitions:

Pollution Costs

entail the negative externalities or financial burdens on society resulting from environmental pollution.

Nondegradable Pollutants

Substances that do not break down naturally in the environment and can accumulate and cause harm over time.

Emissions Tax

A tax imposed on companies for the amount of greenhouse gases they emit into the atmosphere.

Tradable Emissions Permit

A market-based instrument that provides economic incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants.