Canadian Journal of Science, 11236-244
Abstract
The present study was based on the rationale that previous door-in-the-face studies had been carried out in a socially desirable request. The procedures were such that participants were presented with a series of messages. The results of the study indicated that subjects were more likely to comply when there was a perceived gain for the subject. The implications are that the social desirability of a request does not make a difference in compliance.
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