The effect of fleeting attraction on compliance to requests

Three studies examined, the effects of fleeting attraction on compliance to a request. Participants in Study I who either spoke with a confederate for a few minutes or sat quietly in a room with the confederate were more like ly to agree to a request from the confederate than were participants not ex posed to these manipulations. Findings from Study 2 replicated the mere exp osure effect and argue against alternative interpretations based on priming and mood. Study 3 participants were more likely to agree with a request wh en led to believe the requester was similar to themselves, The findings sup port the notion of automatic responding to requests, with individuals react ing to fleeting feelings of attraction as if dealing with friends and long- term acquaintances.