An evaluation of touch on a large request: a field setting |
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Authors: | Guéguen Nicolas Fischer-Lokou Jacques |
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Affiliation: | Laboratoire GRESICO, Université de Bretagne-Sud, IUT de Vannes-Département TC, France. |
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Abstract: | The effect of touch on compliance to a request has traditionally been tested with small solicitation (answer to a small questionnaire, give a dime to a confederate ....). In our experiment a larger request was evaluated. Passersby, 53 men and 67 women, were asked by two confederates to look after a large and very excited dog for 10 minutes because each wanted to go into a pharmacy where animals were prohibited. In half of the cases, subjects were touched during the request. Analysis showed that, when touched, 55% of the subjects agreed with the request whereas 35% only in the no-touch control condition agreed. This finding indicates that touch was positively associated with the subjects' compliance (p<.03). |
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