A Classmate Asks You to Give Him a Ride to School

question 228

Multiple Choice

A classmate asks you to give him a ride to school the next morning. Only after you have agreed to give him a ride does he tell you that he has to be at the school by 6:30 a.m. You have succumbed to the

• A)lowball technique.
• B)highball technique.
• C)sucker-punch effect.
• D)door-in-the-face effect.

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