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lowballing  

Definition

  • Definition Lowballing is a strategy to increase compliance. In lowballing, the person making a request gets another person (i.e., the target of compliance) to make a commitment to a particular course of action. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Lowballing]

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