Vusi is trying to pick up a woman at a bar.Instead of approaching her with a boring 'standard line' (e.g., 'Can I buy you a drink?'), he tries something new.He asks, 'Can I buy you a diamond?' Even though he has no intention of buying the woman a diamond (at least not right away), he hopes that this will capture her attention.Social psychologists would say that Vusi is using the ____ social influence technique.

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Vusi is using the pique technique, which involves making a novel and unexpected request in order to capture someone's attention and increase the likelihood of compliance. The request for a diamond is certainly unexpected and attention-grabbing, even though it is not a realistic or practical request.

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