SSEH2270 Quiz: SSEH2270_ Weapons of Influence
5 Dec 2020
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We try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided us. An adaptive mechanism allowing for division of labor and exchange of resources. Birthday presents, wedding invitations, wine tastings, food tastings . Generally we repay in kind to someone else that provided us with something. Obligation to repay others what they"ve given to us. Universally accepted and developed indebtedness from early times in humans. Notion of division of labor that everyone should do what they are good at. Participants came in and rated different art paintings on wall. (but they thought he was a participant) Bring 2 cans of coke drinking one of them and told participants he went out and got a can for him. No coke cans, not for himself nor participants. Now confederate ask to sell raffle tickets to win the car. 2x as likely to purchase if receive coke from him. If a second item is fairly different from the first.
