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Imagine that you work for a local animal shelter and your goal is to increase the number of people who are willing to adopt a dog from the shelter. According to the ________ technique, one approach could be to first ask people if they would be willing to wear a button that says, "Adopt a dog today," and then a couple of weeks later ask them if they would be willing to adopt a dog themselves.

a. door-in-the-faceb. foot-in-the-doorc. that's-not-alld. lowball

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Answer:

Foot-in-the-door technique.

Step-by-step explanation:

The foot-in-the-door technique is a compliance tactic that involves getting a person to agree to a modest request so that, in the long game, they agree to a large request. In this case, the approach in the example is a Foot-in-the-door technique given that they first made a small request (wear a button) so that, after some weeks of wearing that, they accept the large request (adopt a dog).

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