Yep. This is even more obvious with kids. Asking “What happened?” is much more likely to result in the truth than asking, “What happened? Did you hit him?”
Or, “How old are you?” versus, “How old are you? Are you five?”
On the other hand, if you want to use this to your advantage, you can ask, “Do you want fries with that?” Relatedly, a server friend of mine has noticed that the easiest way to get higher tabs is to start nodding when asking if they want extras.
If you look for this behavior in interviews you will do much better. It is surprising at how much the people interviewing you want you to succeed and how often they will prime the answers to the questions they are asking. (Or not, I guess, considering if you succeed than they take that as you are a valuable asset to their company...)
“What’s their house number? Is it number 73?” ← never do this!
Yep. This is even more obvious with kids. Asking “What happened?” is much more likely to result in the truth than asking, “What happened? Did you hit him?”
Or, “How old are you?” versus, “How old are you? Are you five?”
On the other hand, if you want to use this to your advantage, you can ask, “Do you want fries with that?” Relatedly, a server friend of mine has noticed that the easiest way to get higher tabs is to start nodding when asking if they want extras.
If you look for this behavior in interviews you will do much better. It is surprising at how much the people interviewing you want you to succeed and how often they will prime the answers to the questions they are asking. (Or not, I guess, considering if you succeed than they take that as you are a valuable asset to their company...)