The dynamics of persuasion

Main Author: Perloff, Richard M.
Other Authors: EBSCOhost.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 1993.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 411 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Communication textbook series. General communication theory and methodology.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Foundations of Persuasion. 1. Introduction: A Case Study in Persuasion. 2. Defining and Measuring Attitudes. 3. Attitude Formation: Myths, Theories, and Evidence. 4. Attitudes and Behavior
  • pt. II. Changing Attitudes and Behaviors. 5. Cognitive Processing Models of Persuasion. 6. "Who Says It": Source Factors in Persuasion. 7. Message Effects. 8. Channel and Receiver Factors. 9. Social Judgment Theory. 10. Cognitive Dissonance Theory
  • pt. III. Communication Approaches. 11. Interpersonal Persuasion. 12. Information Campaigns.