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Attitudes and Persuasion

How Small Requests Influence Bigger Yeses

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Persuasion strategies can shape what people buy and how they think or act. Researchers have tested these methods in many settings, including sales and behavior change. Two well-known examples are the foot-in-the-door technique and the door-in-the-face technique.

The foot-in-the-door technique sta...

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当一个人向他人提出一个请求,例如试用一款新的护手霜样品时,对方可能会答应这种看似微不足道且无需费力的合理要求。

然而,满足最初的请求后,就更难拒绝后续更大的请求,例如要求个人购买某样东西的请求。

在这种情况下,推销员依赖的是登门槛效应——即人们一旦同意了较小的请求,就更有可能在之后接受更大的要求。

这一策略奏效了;这位顾客希望自己的行为保持一致:她主动同意先试用该产品,并最终完成了一笔更大的购买!

相反…拒绝一个较大的请求——例如,当销售人员要求50%的佣金时,老板表示拒绝——可能会增加她在将来同意一个较小愿望的可能性,比如一个更为合理的数额。

后一种方法被称...

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