Janelle Is a Girl Guide Who Is Trying to Sell

Multiple Choice

Janelle is a Girl Guide who is trying to sell enough cookies to win a trip to Disney World. Her parents don't have the time to take her out selling cookies door-to-door, so they hire Tamara, Janelle's cousin who is studying psychology at Carleton University, to help Janelle after school for a few weeks while she's trying to sell the cookies. The good news for Janelle is that Tamara has recently learned about the psychology of persuasion.
-Janelle knocks on the door of someone who says they hate and have always hated Girl Guide cookies.Tamara told Janelle that in this case it would be best to _______________.

A) apologize for bothering them because she probably won't make a sale
B) keep trying to sell because it will work if they find Janelle cute enough
C) keep trying to sell because their attitudes aren't predictive of behaviour
D) run away quickly because Janelle is uncomfortable with their anti-cookie beliefs