During the Korean War,the Chinese apparently influenced POWs by asking them to perform small,petty actions such as writing an essay explaining why communism was good.Later,their requests escalated as they asked for larger and larger concessions.This method of influence is like the ____ technique.
A)door in the face
B)lowballing
C)highballing
D)idiosyncrasy credit
E)foot in the door

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The method used by the Chinese during the Korean War is similar to the foot-in-the-door technique, where a small initial request is made, followed by increasingly larger requests. This is meant to influence the person to comply with the larger request eventually. In this case, the initial small requests were to write an essay, but later requests were for more significant concessions. The door-in-the-face technique involves making a large initial request, followed by a smaller one, and the lowballing technique involves making a low initial offer which is later increased. The highballing technique involves starting with an extremely high offer or price. The idiosyncrasy credit technique involves earning the right to deviate from social norms or expectations by first conforming to them, which is not relevant in this scenario.

During the Korean War,the Chinese Apparently Influenced POWs by Asking