This is where you give someone a choice that leads to the exact same outcome,
no matter what choice they decide to choose. I’ve noticed that with some couples
who’re in a romantic relationship, one of them may at times use this process
without even consciously knowing it. Children also respond very well to the
Double Blind however if you use it often, they will catch on and it won’t be nearly as effective anymore – at least until they’ve forgotten that you use it!
Some examples of a Double Blind are as follows…
“Would you rather hang the clothes out now or in an hour?”
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“Do you want to see this DVD this afternoon or tonight?”
“Would you prefer us to meet on Tuesday or Wednesday?”
The key to a double blind is in the fact that it doesn’t matter what the listener chooses, they will still end up with almost the same outcome. When a couple is at the DVD rental store choosing something to hire (I’ve heard this before), one of
them will find something they want to see and hold it up to other and ask a
double blind question such as the one above. If you have children, and having
them do chores like hanging the clothing out seems tricky when they can either
sit around playing games or work, but if you don’t give them another option than
to choose when they would like to complete a chore, in most cases they will take
action without questioning an ulterior activity – at least as long as you don’t
overuse the Double Blind.