Egotistic trap as a social influence technique
Egotistic trap as a social influence technique
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Authors
DoliĆski, Dariusz
Grzyb, Tomasz
Kulesza, Wojciech
Monograph
Monograph (alternative title)
Date
2023-05-10
Publisher
Journal title
Social Influence
Issue
1
Volume
18
Pages
Pages
1-11
ISSN
1553-4510
1553-4529
1553-4529
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Access date
2023-05-10
Abstract PL
Abstract EN
Two experiments tested the effectiveness of an egotistic trap, a social influence technique based on the premise that people agree to requests that align with their desirable qualities. In the first experiment, people were asked to participate in a survey-based study. In the control conditions (standard request), approx. 32.7% said yes. Yet, when it was mentioned that intelligent individuals were sought after and the subject appeared intelligent, the percentage became 52.4%. The second experiment aimed to persuade car owners to have their cars inspected at an official service station. Of the participants, 56.7% agreed in the standard conditions. However, when the phrase âstudies show that sensible customers have their cars inspected at official service stationsâ was included, it became 71.7%.
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Keywords PL
Keywords EN
Egotistic Trap
persuasion
request formulation
persuasion
request formulation