Jamie Wants an Extra Day to Write a Paper for Class

question 139

Multiple Choice

Jamie wants an extra day to write a paper for class. Jamie first asks the professor for a one-week extension for the paper assignment. The professor refuses. Jamie then asks for a one-day extension. The professor agrees. Jamie's behavior best illustrates

• A) the door-in-the-face technique.
• B) the foot-in-the-door technique.
• C) reactance.
• D) the dual-process approach.

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Definitions:

Gamete

A mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Diploid

An organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number, typifying most body cells except for gametes.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA, responsible for carrying genetic information.

Sister Chromatids

Replicated forms of a chromosome joined together by a common centromere and eventually separated during cell division.