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HCHenry

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In a study by Langer, Blank, and Chanowitz (1978) a requester asked subjects to allow him to cut in front of them in line to make 5 xerox copies. One group of subject received no reason for the request.
 
  A second group received a good reason, because I'm in a rush. A third group received a trivial (placibic) reason, because I have to make some copies. What happened?
 
  (a) Only the group getting the good reason complied more than the group getting no reason. (
  b) Only the group getting the trivial reason complied more than the group getting no reason.
  (c) Both of the groups getting a reason of either sort complied more than the group getting no reason.
  (d) All of the groups complied about equally.

Question 2

In Influence, it was stated that mechanical adherence to certain rules, like Expensive = good:
 
  (a) represents a shortcut path through the informational density of modern life.
  (b) is often the most efficient method of responding.
  (c) makes us vulnerable to exploitation of others.
  (d) all of the above.
  (e) only a and b.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: C

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: D



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