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Social Psychology
Chapter 7 - Persuasion
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
03/05/2009

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Persuasion
Definition

-the process of consciously attempting to change attitudes through the transmission of some message

 

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Message-learning approach to persuasion
Definition

-first, we must pay attention to the message

-second, we must comprehend/understand the message

-third, we must accept the message

-each stage is dependent on the preceding stage

-only accept if the new rewards or incentives for the new attitude outweigh those associated with the old attitude

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four factors that influence persuasion according to Yale study
Definition

1) source variables 2) message variables 3) medium or channel variables 4) target variables

-these explain how a person or group (the source) communicates a message through some medium or channel to change the attitudes of some target person or group

-basically, they studied who says WHAT, by WHAT MEANS, and to WHOM

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cognitive-response approach to identify what people think about persuasive arguments
Definition

-focuses on people being active participants in the persauasion process

-do this by systematically analyzing:

(1) what people attend to when they recieve a persuasive communication

(2) how their cognitive assessment of the appeal influences their current attitudes

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Elaboration Likelihood Model
Definition

-a theory that persuasive messages can cause attitude change in two ways, each differing in the amount of cognitive effort or elaboration it requires

-most influential theory developed from cognitive-response approach, which assumes people want to be correct in their attitudes

-according to this model, we either engage in high or low elaboration when attending to and processing persuasive messages

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elaboration likelihood
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-refers to the probability that the target of persuasive message will elaborate (carefully analyze and attempt to comprehend) the information in the message
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feelings-as-information explanation
Definition

-negative moods signal that something is wrong in the environment and makes people wary

-positive moods do the opposite (things are okay, good)

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Hedonic-contingency view
Definition
happy people will engage in cognitive tasks that allow them to remain happy and will avoid tasks that lower their mood
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