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Persuasion Techniques

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The foot-in-the-door phenomenon refers to the tendency to:
a)
experience an increasing attraction to novel stimuli
b)
comply with a lg request if one has complied w/sm request
c)
lose self-restraint n group situations that foster anonymity
d)
perform simple tasks better in the presence of others
2.
The persuader attempts to convince the respondent to comply by making a large request that the respondent will most likely turn down, then ask for something small
a)
risky shift
b)
door in the face
c)
Scapegoating
d)
Ethnocentrism
3.

Rebecca needs a new car. When she sees her favorite movie star in a car commercial, she decides to purchase the car advertised in the commercial. Rebecca's decision making illustrates

a)

cognitive dissonance

b)

central route persuasion

c)

peripheral route persuasion

d)

a situational attribution

4.

Bart complied with his friends' request to join them in smashing decorative pumpkins early one Halloween evening. Later that night he was surprised by his own failure to resist their pressures to throw eggs at passing police cars. Bart's experience best illustrates

a)

cognitive dissonance

b)

the foot-in-the-door phenomenon

c)

the fundamental attribution error

d)

central route persuasion

5.

Someone tries to convince you to buy their car, they start to describe the number of kilometers it has, that it is registered and that the air-conditioning works. This is an example of which route to persuasion?

a)

central route

b)

peripheral route

6.

A good looking female approaches you she acts polite and tries to compliment how nice your jacket is before asking for your assistance with her luggage. Her approach is best described as the?

a)

central route to persuasion

b)

peripheral route to persuasion

7.

Occurs when people think carefully about a message & are influenced because they find the arguments compelling

a)

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

b)

hypnosis

c)

central route persuasion

d)

social psychology

8.

Persuasion is...

a)

Using evidence to persuade people

b)

A direct attempt to influence someones attitude

c)

Using famous people to persuade people

d)

A ton of repitition

9.

Peripheral Route Persuasion is...

a)

Using evidence and logic to persuade people

b)

Using Famous people to persuade people

c)

Trying to persuade people out of sight

d)

Trying to persuade people who refuse

10.

All of these are ways to make your persuasion more effective EXCEPT

a)

Having an expert

b)

Catching them in the worst mood

c)

Repetition of the message

d)

Reaching the proper audience

11.

Central Route Persuasion is...

a)

Using famous people to persuade people

b)

Driving a cool car to persuade people

c)

Using the Midbrain to persuade people

d)

Using evidence and logic to persuade people

12.

Which of the following is an example of the low-balling technique?

a)

A friend asks you to take him to his parent's house, which is a 100 mile drive. You say no. Later, you agree to take him to the bus station, which is only 10 miles away

b)

A motorcycle dealership lists a Harley for $10,000 to get you to agree to buy it, but later changes the price to $12,000.

c)

None of the options is an example of the low-balling technique.

d)

A friend asks you to borrow $20, to which you agree. Later, your friend asks you to borrow $100, to which you also agree.

13.

A compliance strategy when a small request is followed by a larger request is called:

a)

Door-in-the-Face

b)

Deindividuation

c)

Foot-in-the-Door

d)

Low-balling

14.

If you have a friend who has refused your request to help you clean your entire room, then you may want to follow up by asking him to help you move one item in your room. this approach is referred to as:

a)

Altruism

b)

Foot-in-the-door

c)

Door-in-the-face

d)

Bystander effect