Question

Imagine that you have just moved into a house with four other people. One of your housemates, Tony, doesn’t seem to like you all that much. If you were to make use of the Ben Franklin effect, what can you do to increase Tony’s liking for you?
A. Offer to do Tony's Laundry.B. Tell tony that you really wish the two of you could be friends.C. Ask tony if he can come with you to the grocery store.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: C. Ask tony if he can come with you to the grocery store.

Explanation:

The Ben Franklin effect is a psychological phenomenon that can be understood as an effect in which a person who has done a favor to another person is more likely to do more favors to them in the future.

The explanation to this is that people usually do favors to people they like, so if you ask someone to do a favor for you, even if they don't like you very much at first after they've done the favor they will probably find you more likable and will probably do more favors to you in the future.

In this particular case, to the question: Imagine that you have just moved into a house with four other people. One of your housemates, Tony, doesn’t seem to like you all that much. If you were to make use of the Ben Franklin effect, what can you do to increase Tony’s liking for you? The correct answer is: C. Ask tony if he can come with you to the grocery store.