Persuasion : psychological insights and perspectives

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brock, Timothy C. , 1935- (Author), Green, Melanie C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications , c2005
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Domains of persuasion: an introduction
  • 2. Attitude measurement: techniques for measuring the unobservable
  • 3. Acting as we feel: when and how attitudes guide behavior
  • 4. Actions and attitudes: the theory of cognitive dissonance
  • 5. To think or not to think: exploring two routes to persuasion
  • 6. Persuasiveness of narratives
  • 7. Principles of interpersonal influence
  • 8. Influence and persuasion in small groups
  • 9. Do messages from your body, your friends, your doctor, or the media shape your health behavior?
  • 10. Mass media and political persuasion
  • 11. Changing prejudice: the effects of persuasion on implicit and explicit forms of race bias
  • 12. The psychology of advertising