Florence Is Just About to Use a Photocopier When Judith

question 85

Multiple Choice

Florence is just about to use a photocopier when Judith scurries up saying, "Excuse me, may I use the Xerox machine, because I have to make copies." According to our textbook, Florence is likely to comply with Judith's request because:

• A) the reason given by Judith sounds like an authentic explanation even though it is meaningless.
• B) the strategy necessary to solve this problem is not incorporated into Florence's mental network.
• C) Florence's cognitive schema doesn't include concepts for dealing with business requests.
• D) people are generally polite enough to let others go ahead of them, whatever the reason.

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Definitions:

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