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Title: Persuasion Quiz 1

Description: Stuff for the first quiz.

Total Flash Cards: 31

Created: 10/04/2009 13:36:21

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Persuasion vs Propaganda
Definition
Propaganda is INSTITUTIONAL in nature. Used in MASS PERSUASION. STRONG IDEALOGICAL BENT.
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Criteria of PURE persuasion (as opposed to BORDERLINE)
Definition
Intentional, Effective, Non-Coercive, Symbolic, Interpersonal
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Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion (ELM)
Definition
Central and Peripheral Routes
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Central Route
Definition
cognitive thinking about content of message, scrutinizes evidence
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Peripheral Route
Definition
cues that aren't directly with substance of the message. (catchy jingle, model's physical attractiveness)
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Heuristic Systematic Model of Persuasion
Definition
Systematic processing and heuristic cues (pretty much like the ELM)
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4 Features of Attitudes
Definition
Learned, precede behavior, represent favorable or unfavorable evaluations of things, directed towards an object
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sufficiency principle
Definition
people want to know just as much as they have to to make a decision, nothing more or less.
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Problems with Likert scales
Definition
people act how they think they should, misread scales, some people don't know their attitudes.
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Artistic and Inartistic Factors
Definition
Under persuaders control and unchangeable external factors. Aristotle.
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Qualitative strength and weakness
Definition
natural, long history, ask people how they do things.

may be based on inacurate perceptions, subjective.
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Quantitative strength and weakness
Definition
gets around biases, selective persuasion

artificial, simplistic, focuses only on what can be measured.
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3 Types of resistance to persuasion
Definition
Affective: "I don't like it"
Behaviorial: "I won't do it"
Cognitive: "I don't believe it"
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4 Sources of Resistance
Definition
reactance- attempts to restore free choice
distrust- what is their intent?
scrutiny- central processing route
inertia- why change!?!
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deontological approach
Definition
intentions
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utilitarian
Definition
does it benefit society?
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egalitarian
Definition
is it fair?
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universalism
Definition
follow universal guidelines, good intentions, "Golden Rule"
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Evidence-driven
Definition
facts will lead you to a conclusion
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outcome driven
Definition
start with your desired outcome and manipulate facts to get there
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4 Reasons Facts aren't automatically persuasive
Definition
Selectivity-only having some info
Interpretation
Motivation
Not "Sticky", understandable and memorable
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selective exposure
Definition
only being exposed to SOME info
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retention
Definition
only remembering SOME info
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information overload
Definition
demands selectivity, encourages peripheral route and confirmation bias. Too much info!
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5 Functions of Attitudes
Definition
knowledge- make sense of the world
ego-defensive- protect you against the truth
utilitarian- obtain rewards, avoid punishment
social-adjustive- fit in with reference group
value-expressive - express core values
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Balance theory
Definition
Paul Simon song... mutual love or hate for an object is balanced triangle.
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How to Restore Balance (triangle theory)
Definition
you change your attitude, make them change theirs, or you change your attitude about the person
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cognitive dissonance
Definition
disparity between an attitude and a behavior. "You say you're smart but you're doing something dumb"
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Ways to reduce cognitive dissonance
Definition
denial, bolstering, differentiation, transcendence, modify the attitude, discredit or avoid the source of CD.
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Message discrepency
Definition
Larger the gap between what you believe and the message, less likely to be persuaded.
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ego involvement
Definition
higher investment in the concept, less likely to be persuaded