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forced compliance technique  

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  • Definition The forced compliance technique is an experimental procedure whereby people are induced to behave in a way that is inconsistent with their attitudes, beliefs, values, or other thoughts about an issue. The procedure was initially developed for studying how inconsistency between behavior and attitudes can motivate people to change their position on a topic. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Forced Compliance Technique]

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