Karyn is just about to use a photocopier when Bob scurries up saying, "Excuse me, may I use the Xerox machine, because I have to make copies." According to our textbook, Karyn is likely to comply with Bob's request because:
A) Karyn heard the form of the request but not the content, so she mindlessly stepped aside.
B) Karyn's cognitive schema doesn't include concepts for dealing with business requests.
C) people are generally polite enough to let others go ahead of them, whatever the reason.
D) the strategy necessary to solve this problem is not incorporated into Karyn's mental network.

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The textbook suggests that people often comply with requests when they hear a reason, even if the reason is not particularly compelling, due to mindless processing.

Karyn Is Just About to Use a Photocopier When Bob