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mitment. Once a stand is taken, there is a natural tendency to behave in ways that are stubbornly consistent with the stand. Even preliminary leanings that occur be- fore a final decision has to be made can bias us toward consistent subsequent choices (Brownstein, 2003; Brownstein, Read, 8{ Simon, 2004; Russo, Carlson, 8{ Meloy, 2006). As we've already seen, social psychologists are not the only ones who under- stand the connection between commitment and consistency. Commitment strate- gies are aimed at us by compliance professionals of nearly every sort. Each of the _ Chapter 3 COMMITMENT AND CONSISTENCY strategies is intended to get us to take some action or make some statement that will trap us into later compliance through consistency pressures. Procedures designed to create commitment take various forms. Some are bluntly straightforward; others are among the most subtle compliance tactics we will encounter. On the blunt side,