In a laboratory study the agency-client interaction was viewed as a multiperson negotiations relationship. Models tested showed different amounts of (1) trust in the agency's presentations, (2) memory of past agency behavior, and (3) “rational” decision making (versus attempts to influence socially). Failure of agencies to keep their promises precipitates adoption of memory strategies, but subjects rarely show a complete lack of trust in an agency's presentation.
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