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The Central Route to Persuasion requires strong arguments when individuals are motivated and able to think about an issue.
True
Peripheral Route to Persuasion involves systematic and analytical thinking.
False
The Primacy effect suggests that information presented last has the most influence.
False
A two-sided appeal is generally more effective when the audience is unaware of opposing arguments.
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Perceived trustworthiness can be enhanced by the speaker arguing against their own self-interest.
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Recency effects are more common than primacy effects in influencing attitudes.
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Active experience tends to lead to a more persuasive effect than passive reception.
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The sleeper effect describes an increase in believability over time, regardless of the communicator's credibility.
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Attitude inoculation involves exposing individuals to strong attacks on their views to strengthen their beliefs.
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Groups are defined as two or more individuals who interact with each other and influence one another.
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Diversity in groups guarantees effective cooperation and enhances individual contributions to tasks.
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Cultural groups play a role in preserving information and ensuring it is passed to future generations.
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Deindividuation refers to a heightened sense of self-awareness and accountability within a group.
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The principle of role differentiation in groups often leads to less effective outcomes when members perform the same tasks.
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One of the functions of groups throughout human evolution was to help individuals accomplish tasks too challenging for them alone.
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An ineffective persuasive appeal can be more beneficial than no appeal at all.
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Henry Ford's success with the assembly line exemplifies the potential of groups to outperform individuals in achieving efficiency and productivity.
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The presence of an outgroup is a characteristic of strong group identity and can help groups feel more similar to one another.
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Group harmony promotes the free exchange of information.
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Successful leaders are often perceived as humble and modest.
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People low in power are more likely to disrupt group harmony.
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The maintenance of power often relies on a legitimizing myth.
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Power primarily alters relationships by increasing inhibitions against taking action.
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Social loafing occurs when individuals increase their effort in a group setting due to accountability.
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Deindividuation can lead individuals to act more socially acceptable when in a group.
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Group polarization results in group members adopting more extreme positions after discussions.
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Social facilitation theory suggests that the presence of others can hinder an individual's performance on simple tasks.
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Groupthink is characterized by members seeking dissenting opinions to enhance decision-making.
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The free rider problem occurs when an individual's unique contribution is highly valued by the group.
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Risky shift indicates that groups typically lean towards taking fewer risks compared to individuals.
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Individuals in cohesive groups are less likely to succumb to groupthink.
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Collective wisdom of a group can be beneficial when members share independent and diverse opinions.
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Optimal distinctiveness theory revolves around the need for individuals to be similar to and distinct from their group.
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Communal ownership leads directly to inequality and ambition.
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People sometimes punish free riders at the cost of their own gain to uphold cultural integrity.
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Transactive memory allows all group members to remember the same information.
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Submerging the individual in a group always leads to successful outcomes.
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The commons dilemma is primarily caused by the responsible management of shared resources.
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Role differentiation in groups can make human organizations more effective.
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Altruistic punishment is motivated solely by self-interest.
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Teams are favored by many people because they enhance feelings of confidence and belonging.
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Ineffective committees are a natural outcome of the division of labor.
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Human culture has developed mechanisms to transfer power without conflict.
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Study Notes
Persuasion
- Persuasion is the process of changing beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors through communication.
- Petty & Cacioppo (1986) proposed the Elaboration Likelihood Model, which explains how persuasion can occur through two routes: central and peripheral.
Central Route to Persuasion
- This occurs when people are motivated and able to think critically about information.
- Strong, compelling arguments are necessary for persuasion through this route.
- It is a slower, thoughtful, and long-lasting process that leads to durable changes in beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.
Peripheral Route to Persuasion
- This occurs when people are distracted, uninvolved, or busy.
- Persuasion relies on feelings, heuristics, and incidental cues, rather than logic.
- This route leads to quick, less durable judgments.
Factors in Persuasion
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Who: The source of the message influences how persuasive it is.
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Credibility: Believability, expertise, trustworthiness.
- Factors contributing to perceived expertise include confident speaking and arguing against one's own self-interest.
- Factors contributing to perceived trustworthiness include eye contact and speaking quickly.
- Attractiveness and Liking: Physical attractiveness and similarity to the audience can influence persuasion.
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Credibility: Believability, expertise, trustworthiness.
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What: The content of the message is crucial to persuasion.
- Reason vs. Emotion: Persuasion can rely on logic or emotional appeals.
- Effect of Good Feelings: Positive emotions can make people more receptive to messages.
- Effect of Arousing Fear: Fear appeals can be effective, but must be balanced with solutions.
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Discrepancy: The difference between the audience's existing beliefs and the message's claims can influence persuasiveness.
- High credibility sources can advocate for more discrepant messages.
- One-Sided vs. Two-Sided Appeals: Depending on the audience's agreement with the message, and their awareness of opposing arguments, one or two-sided appeals may be more effective.
- Primacy vs. Recency: Information presented first (primacy) often has the most influence, but information presented last (recency) can also be influential, though it's less common.
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By What Means: The way the message is delivered can influence how persuasive it is.
- Active Experience vs. Passive Reception: Actively engaging with information makes it more persuasive than passively receiving it.
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Strengthening Personal Commitment: Challenging beliefs and developing counterarguments can strengthen attitudes and resistance to persuasion.
- Attitude Inoculation: Exposing people to weak attacks on their attitudes can help them resist stronger attacks later by making them more aware of potential arguments.
Resisting Persuasion
- Inoculation Programs: These programs counter persuasive appeals by exposing individuals to weak arguments, helping them build resistance to future persuasive attempts.
- Preparing for Persuasive Appeals: Individuals can resist persuasion by preparing counterarguments and being aware of potential persuasive tactics.
- Ineffective Appeals: Weak or irrelevant persuasive attempts can sometimes be worse for a cause than no attempt at all.
Groups
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Group: Two or more people who interact and influence one another.
- Interdependence is the key characteristic of a group.
Phenomena Occurring in Groups
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Social Loafing: People reduce effort when working in a group, due to a lack of individual accountability, concerns about being a ‘sucker,’ or the ‘bad apple effect.’
- Social loafing is less likely when individuals’ contributions are unique and essential.
- Free Rider Problem: When individuals benefit from a group’s effort without contributing.
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Deindividuation: Loss of self-awareness and individual accountability in a group, which can lead to antisocial behavior.
- People may act in ways they wouldn’t as individuals due to anonymity and reduced concern for social consequences.
- Deindividuation is often associated with mob violence.
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Risky Shift: Groups tend to make riskier decisions than individuals on average.
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Group Polarization: Group discussion can intensify initial opinions, leading to an even stronger stance towards either risk or caution.
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Social Facilitation: The presence of others can either enhance (for simple tasks) or hinder (for complex tasks) performance.
- The presence of others increases arousal, amplifying the dominant response (either the correct one for a familiar task or a mistake for a challenging one).
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Groupthink: A tendency for group members to conform and prioritize agreement over critical thinking, leading to poor decisions.
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Signs include:
- Pressure toward conformity
- Appearance of unanimous agreement
- Self-censorship
- Illusion of invulnerability
- Sense of moral superiority
- Tendency to overestimate opponents
- Groupthink is often rooted in a desire for harmony and belonging.
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Factors contributing to groupthink:
- Similar group members
- Strong, directive leadership
- Isolation from outside perspectives
- Group's belief in its superiority
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Signs include:
Leadership
- Traits of Successful Leaders: Humble, modest, and persistent.
- Traits of People Perceived as Good Leaders: Decisive, competent, possess integrity, honest, have good moral character, and have a vision.
Power
- Power: Control over another person.
- Seeking Power: The desire for power is common, with a complex relationship between power and belongingness.
Effects of Power
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Effects on Leaders:
- Increases feelings of pleasure
- Changes how leaders perceive rewards and punishments
- Alters relationships between people
- Leads to more automatic thinking
- Removes inhibitions against taking action.
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Effects on Followers:
- Increased attention towards and understanding of powerful individuals
- Followers with less power may prioritize peace and harmony
- Adapting to the expectations of high-power individuals.
Legitimate Leadership
- Often depends on a legitimizing myth, which justifies the authority of powerful individuals.
Shared Resources
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Commons Dilemma: The tendency to over-exploit shared resources, leading to their depletion.
- Conflicts arise from the individual's desire to maximize personal gains, which can harm the overall well-being of the group.
Teams
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Why People Love Teams:
- Belief that teams make better decisions and improve performance
- Satisfies the need to belong
- Provides feelings of confidence, effectiveness, and superiority.
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Transactive Memory: Members of a team remember different things, allowing the group to collectively store and retrieve information more effectively.
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Foolish Committees: Committees are often ineffective because:
- Group harmony can stifle the exchange of information
- Focus on common knowledge, neglecting unique insights.
Key Takeaways:
- Individual and collective behavior are influenced by social factors such as group dynamics and power relations.
- Understanding group processes and avoiding groupthink is crucial for effective decision-making.
- Power can have significant impacts on individuals' behavior and perception.
- Persuasion is a multifaceted process influenced by factors like the source, content, and delivery of a message.
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Explore the fundamental concepts of persuasion, including the Elaboration Likelihood Model proposed by Petty & Cacioppo. Understand the differences between the central and peripheral routes to persuasion, and discover the factors that affect persuasive communication. This quiz will enhance your knowledge of how beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors can be influenced.
