Your Friend Viola Says "If You Take Me to the Concert

question 104

Multiple Choice

Your friend Viola says "If you take me to the concert, I will pay for your ticket." You eagerly accept this offer, but then gradually learn that she is bringing along two friends, and that you have to drive, pay for tolls, and pay for parking. You have been a victim of the __________ technique.

• A) self-handicapping
• B) door-in-the-face
• C) bait and switch technique
• D) that's-not-all

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Definitions:

Genes

Segments of DNA that are responsible for hereditary characteristics and serve as the basic units of heredity.

Dependent Variables

Variables in experimental research that are expected to change as a result of manipulation of independent variables; they are the outcomes measured by the researcher.

Independent Variables

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated or altered to examine its effect on a dependent variable.

Demand Characteristics

The cues in a study that might tell a research participant what behaviors are expected or desirable in that setting.