You Are Trying to Convince Your Parents to Send You

question 259

Multiple Choice

You are trying to convince your parents to send you to Europe. First, you ask them for a small favor (a bus ticket to a local city) , hoping that later they will be more willing to send you on the longer, more expensive trip. This example illustrates:

• A)the bystander effect.
• B)the False consensus effect.
• C)foot-in-the-door technique.
• D)door-in-the-face technique.

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