The foot-in-the-door phenomenon 40 and 50 years later: A direct replication of the original Freedman and Fraser study in Poland and in Ukraine
Gamian-Wilk and Dolinski note that research since Freedman and Fraser has widely confirmed the effectiveness of the foot-in-the-door tactic, but that meta-analyses report small effect sizes and the original study's effect has never been reproduced. They carried out a direct replication of the original experiment in Poland and Ukraine at two points in time, 2003 and 2013. Compliance declined over time. In 2003 the tactic worked in Ukraine but not in Poland, and by 2013 the effect was not significant in either country. The authors attribute the results to the high ecological validity of the procedure.
Gamian-Wilk and Dolinski note that research since Freedman and Fraser has widely confirmed the effectiveness of the foot-in-the-door tactic, but that meta-analyses report small effect sizes and the original study's effect has never been reproduced. They carried out a direct replication of the original experiment in Poland and Ukraine at two points in time, 2003 and 2013. Compliance declined over time. In 2003 the tactic worked in Ukraine but not in Poland, and by 2013 the effect was not significant in either country. The authors attribute the results to the high ecological validity of the procedure.
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Gamian-Wilk, M., & Dolinski, D. (2019). The foot-in-the-door phenomenon 40 and 50 years later: A direct replication of the original Freedman and Fraser study in Poland and in Ukraine. Psychological Reports.