title: Compliments and receptivity to a courtship request: a field experiment.
abstract: 160 young women were solicited in the street to have a drink with a young male confederate. In the ingratiation condition, the solicitor complimented the woman regarding her physical appearance before making the request, while in the no-compliment condition, the confederate asked his request directly. Results showed that complimenting was associated with greater compliance to the request.
authors: Université de Bretagne-Sud, Vannes, France. nicolas.gueguen@univ-ubs.fr
authors: Nicolas
authors: N
authors: Guéguen
authors: Jacques
authors: J
authors: Fischer-Lokou
authors: Lubomir
authors: L
authors: Lamy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003380:Courtship / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D013240:Stereotyping; D055815:Young Adult