Early one Halloween evening, Bart's friends asked him to join them in smashing their neighbors' decorative pumpkins. He complied. Later, he was surprised by his own failure to resist them when they got him to throw eggs at a passing police car. Bart's experience BEST illustrates the:

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Bart's compliance with a small request (smashing pumpkins) leading to compliance with a larger request (throwing eggs at a police car) is an example of the foot-in-the-door technique, where agreeing to a small initial request increases the likelihood of agreeing to a second, larger request.

Early One Halloween Evening, Bart's Friends Asked Him to Join