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Comm Final
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Communication
Undergraduate 4
05/13/2012

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Term
How many persuasive messages are we exposed to per day?
Definition
3,000-5,000
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Basic Communication Model Components
Definition
source (sender) , Message , Receive, Channel, Noise
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Viral Persuasion
Definition
An idea that spreads among people that doesnt have an official source
Term
Most frequently used in interpersonal communication
Definition
Guilt
Term
Example of Guilt
Definition
Dying animals commercials
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Intrapersonal Persuasion
Definition
Happens within our own mind
Term
Interpersonal Persuasion
Definition
Happens with others
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Reasons why we study persuasion?
Definition
Instrumental function, Knowledge & awareness function, Defensive function, Debunking function, Goodness function
Term
What we learned from our exercise the 1st day of class?
Definition
Persuasion is Pervasive
Term
Fact
Definition
Attitudes are stable but possible to change
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Fact
Definition
Attitudes does NOT equal behavior, (But it is the best prediction of it)
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Fact
Definition
Nobody is resistent to persuasion & social influence
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Fact
Definition
Persuasion is not only in the source, KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
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Facts
Definition
Not everything is in arguments, Emotions make people do things
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Many Urban Myths are wrong
Definition
Subliminal ads, giving arguments doesnt mean people will believe them
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Ethics
Definition
Ethics are highly subjective
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Tuskeegee Study
Definition
Black men injected with syphallis and not treated (government), they later died. 
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IRB
Definition
  • Formed as a result of the tuskeegee study
  • Checks ethics of experiments
  • makes sure its safe, esp if it involves humans
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Definition of Persuasion
Definition
can be interpersonal
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Propaganda
Definition
  • One-sided only
  • Ideological
  • aimed at the Masses
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Copy Machine Experiment
Definition

People will let you cut into the line because you said the word "because", it is a heuristic cue that indicates that you have a reason. 

 

*Note: it does not have to be a good reason

Term
Mental Shortcuts
Definition
Example: because a product is more expensive it means its better
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