Vince Is Trying to Pick Up a Woman at a Bar

question 155

Multiple Choice

Vince is trying to pick up a woman at a bar. Instead of approaching her with a boring standard line (e.g., Can I buy you a drink?) , he tries something new. He asks, "Can I buy you a diamond?" Even though he has no intention of buying the woman a diamond (at least not right away) , he hopes that this will capture her attention. Social psychologists would say that Vince is using the ____ social influence technique.

• A)legitimization-of-paltry-favors
• B)labeling
• C)disrupt-and-reframe
• D)pique

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