Beschreibung:
The Psychology of Influence provides an up-to-date student-oriented overview of how people are persuaded to change their attitudes, preferences or behavior. It uses international examples from contemporary written texts, TV commercials and social media, and provides an ideal core text for courses on consumer behavior and the psychology of attitudes and persuasion.
List of figures List of tables List of boxes Preface 1. Influence: definition, history and a model 2. Attitudes and behaviour 3. Persuasion through argumentation 4. Cognitive heuristics 5. Social heuristics 6. Emotions and influence 7. Punishment and reward 8. Automatic influences on attitudes and behaviour 9. Social norms and social comparison 10. Modification of complex behaviour: from intentions to action 11. Back to the future Glossary Index