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Credibility, Sleeper Effect, Attractiveness, Loss Framed Message | PSY 300W, Study notes of Psychology

Material Type: Notes; Professor: Gore; Class: Social Psychology: W; Subject: PSY Psychology; University: Eastern Kentucky University; Term: Unknown 1989;

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Persuasion continued
Elements of Persuasion
The
zCredibility: can overshadow an unpopular idea
zSleeper Effect
zThe delayed impact of an initially weak message
zRemember message, forget why it’s no good
zAttractiveness: especially peripheral
zPhysical attractiveness
zSimilarity
zEspecially in matters of value, taste, or way of life
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Persuasion continued

Elements of Persuasion

The

z Credibility : can overshadow an unpopular idea

z Sleeper Effect z The delayed impact of an initially weak message z Remember message, forget why it’s no good

z Attractiveness : especially peripheral z Physical attractiveness z Similarity z Especially in matters of value, taste, or way of life

The

z Analytic audience? Rational message z Disinterested audience? Emotional message z Evoking a good mood in ads z Evoking fear in health messages

z Loss-framed message z Works best with illness-detection (e.g., dentist visits)

z Gain-framed message z Works best with prevention (e.g., brushing teeth)

Which is more persuasive?

z “Give a hoot, don’t pollute” z “If you care, you won’t litter” z First one establishes a surface similarity (through rhyme), which makes it easier to: z Draw association z Remember z Seem more persuasive

z People are persuaded more by familiarity on less important matters

z People are persuaded less by familiarity on more important matters z New faces always help

Who’s Easiest to Persuade?

z Lows = focused internally, hinders processing z Highs = more set in thinking z Moderate esteem easiest to persuade

z Older = more conservative. WHY?

z Generational Explanation z Hanging-on to the attitudes of your youth z “Good ol’ days” z WHY? High motivation to “fit in” with peers during adolescence and young adulthood, so more susceptible to persuasion

Manipulating the Audience

z Opponent “is going to try to persuade you” z Threatens audience’s sense of freedom z Distract them with a visual aid while you’re presenting counterarguments z Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs z If uninvolved audience and low on time, use peripheral persuaders z If involved audience and lots of time, use good arguments

Exposing people to weak attacks upon their attitudes so that when stronger arguments come, they will have refutations available