This question describes a common and effective behavioral strategy known as behavioral momentum It is a powerful principle used to increase compliance with lowprobability lowP requests by preceding them with a series of highprobability highP requests Lets break down why Behavioral Momentum is the correct answer and why other options are not B Behavioral Momentum This principle also known as highprobability highP request sequence involves presenting several requests that the individual is highly likely to comply with highP requests in quick succession immediately before presenting a request that the individual is less likely to comply with lowP request Compliance with the highP requests builds a momentum of responding making it more probable that the individual will comply with the subsequent lowP request In the scenario stating ones name and age are typically highP requests most people can and will readily answer these The request to tell me your darkest secret is a clear lowP request as it is much more personal and potentially uncomfortable By building a history of compliance with the easy requests the fortune teller increases the likelihood of compliance with the difficult request A Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior DRO DRO is an antecedent or consequencebased intervention where reinforcement is delivered when a target problem behavior has not occurred for a specific period It is used to decrease problem behaviors by reinforcing the absence of the behavior not to build compliance with a series of requests This does not fit the scenario C Response Blocking Response blocking is a procedure used to prevent an individual from engaging in a challenging or undesirable behavior often by physically blocking the response Its a reactive strategy to stop a behavior and has no relation to building compliance with requests in this context D Stimulus Fading Stimulus fading is a procedure used to gradually reduce the strength of a prompt or a discriminative stimulus SD to ensure the response occurs in the presence of the natural SD For example gradually reducing the loudness of a verbal prompt This is a teaching procedure for acquiring new skills or transferring stimulus control not for increasing compliance with a series of requests Therefore the fortune tellers strategy of starting with easy questions to warm up the client before asking a difficult one is a direct application of the behavioral momentum principle