Time: 50 minutes Outcome: Learners will respond to pressure-based requests using independent verification and documented reporting.
Materials
- Role cards
- Request cards
- Verification-plan worksheet
Safety and Privacy
Do not target real students with surprise deception. All requests are announced classroom simulations.
Activity
Learners rotate through roles: requester, recipient, verifier, and observer. Request cards include authority, urgency, curiosity, fear, and reward. The recipient must avoid using contact details contained in the request and select a separately trusted verification channel.
Evidence
The observer records pressure technique, recipient action, verification path, and one improvement.
Debrief
- Which pressure technique was hardest to resist?
- Why can helpfulness create risk?
- How should organizations design reporting so people do not feel blamed?