Social influence - Deliberate social influence - Inducing compliance

4 important questions on Social influence - Deliberate social influence - Inducing compliance

What type of behavior by the target of influence is observed when the response to a request from an influence source is compliance - where the target of influence recognizes the pressure to respond in a desired way?

The target of influence accepts the request from the influence source with reluctance, but without protest (acquiesce)

Also refers to change in behavior to match a norm without change on a private level

What is the name of the behavioral technique that induces compliance (reluctantly but without protest accepting a request) in a target of influence where the requester first asks an extreme request that gets refused, then asks the acceptable request that they had in mind all along?

Door-in-the-face technique

What is the name of the behavioral technique that induces compliance in a target of influence where the requester first asks a small favor that will certainly be granted, then asks a larger related favor - a technique that relies on the general idea of consistency?

Foot-in-the-door technique
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What is the name of the behavioral technique that induces compliance in a target by following an initial request by a more costly and beneficial version of the same request?

EX: car dealer may go back on the low price they initially offered once the buyer decides to buy the car 

Lowballing technique

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