Florence Is Just About to Use a Photocopier When Judith

question 162

Multiple Choice

Florence is just about to use a photocopier when Judith scurries up saying,"Excuse me,may I use the copy machine,because I have to make copies?" According to a classic study,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)people are generally polite enough to let others go ahead of them,whatever the reason.
• C)Florence's cognitive schema includes the concept of politeness.
• D)the strategy necessary to comply with reasonable requests is incorporated into Florence's mental network.

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