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MORE THE
IDEAS PROCESS
We
use
our
exis(ng
categories
of
judgment
to
Incoming
message
assess
messages
we
receive.
It
is
a
subconscious
process
that
happens
at
the
instant
of
percep(on.
5
involvement
LATITUDE OF
ACCEPTANCE La(tude
of
La(tude
of
La(tude
of
Within
the
la(tude
of
acceptance
is
contained
all
the
posi(ons
on
a
Acceptance
Noncommitement
Rejec(on
par(cular
topic
that
we
find
acceptable.
Contrast
Assimila(on
Effect
ANC Effect
HOR
6 LATITUDE OF
Within
this
la(tude
there
is
one
special
posi(on
called
the
"anchor."
This
is
the
single
posi(on
that
a
person
finds
the
most
acceptable
of
all.
NONCOMMITMENT
Ideas
for
which
you
have
no
opinion—you
neither
accept
nor
reject
these
ideas.
Things You Need to Know About:
Knowing whether a person is ego-‐involved allows the persuader to make certain predic(ons about the recipient of a persuasive message.
La;tude
of
La;tude
of
Acceptance
Noncommitment
La;tude
of
Rejec;on
People
with
extreme
opinions
on
either
side
of
an
issue
almost
The
more
ego-‐involved
a
The
more
ego-‐involved
a
person
is,
the
larger
the
la(tude
of
always
care
deeply.
While
it’s
possible
to
feel
passionate
about
person
is,
the
smaller
the
rejec(on
that
person
will
have.
This
predic(on
is
based
on
logic;
if
middle-‐of-‐the-‐road
posi(ons,
social
judgment
researchers
find
that
la(tude
of
noncommitment.
you
feel
strongly
about
a
topic,
you
are
likely
to
reject
anything
massive
a6tude
anchors
are
usually
located
toward
the
ends
of
the
Again,
this
hypothesis
makes
that
doesn’t
match
your
point
of
view.
scale.
Extreme
posi(ons
and
high
ego-‐involvement
go
together.
sense.
If
you
believe
a
topic
is
important,
you
are
likely
10
to
have
thought
about
it,
CONTRAST/ leaving
liPle
room
for
having
ASSIMILATION
no
opinion
or
no
knowledge.
Persons
with
low
ego-‐
We
use
our
own
anchored
a6tude
as
a
comparison
involvement
would
probably
point
when
we
hear
a
discrepant
message.
There
is
a
see
more
gray
area.
parallel
between
systema(c
biases
in
the
judgments
we
make
in
the
physical
world
and
the
way
we
determine
other
people’s
a6tudes
Things You Need to Know About:
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CONTRAST ASSIMILATION
EFFECT EFFECT
Occurs
when
a
message
is
perceived
as
further
away
from
The
assimila(on
effect
is
just
the
opposite.
When
a
message
is
received
that
person’s
anchor
than
it
really
is—the
receiver
that
falls
within
the
individual’s
la(tude
of
acceptance,
the
receiver
subconsciously
exaggerates
the
difference
between
the
subconsciously
minimizes
the
difference
between
the
message’s
posi(on
message’s
posi(on
and
his
or
her
own
posi(on.
This
and
his
or
her
own
posi(on.
response
happens
when
the
message
falls
within
an
individual’s
la(tude
of
rejec(on.
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SUCCESS ATTITUDE
RATE ADJUSTMENT
According
to
social
judgment
theory,
once
we’ve
judged
a
We
also
adjust
our
a6tudes
for
messages
we
perceive
to
be
in
our
la(tude
of
new
message
to
be
within
our
la(tude
of
acceptance,
we
rejec(on,
but
in
this
case,
away
from
what
we
think
the
speaker
is
will
adjust
our
a6tude
somewhat
to
accommodate
the
advoca(ng.
new
input.
The
persuasive
effect
will
be
posi;ve
but
par;al.
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People
who
are
highly
ego-‐involved
in
a
topic
have
a
broad
range
of
rejec(on,
most
messages
aimed
to
BOOMERANG
persuade
them
are
in
danger
of
actually
driving
them
further
away.
EFFECT
This
predicted
boomerang
effect
suggests
that
people
18
are
oUen
driven
rather
than
drawn
to
the
a6tude
The
greater
the
discrepancy,
the
more
hearers
will
adjust
their
a6tudes.
Thus,
posi(ons
they
occupy.
the
message
that
persuades
the
most
is
the
one
that
is
most
discrepant
from
the
listener’s
posi;on
yet
falls
within
his
or
her
la;tude
of
acceptance
or
la;tude
of
noncommitment.
Things You Need to Know About:
Select
a
message
that
Another
strategy
is
to
use
True
conversion
from
one
end
It’s
also
a
social
process.
The
lack
of
an
falls
at
the
edge
of
your
ambiguous
messages
to
produce
of
the
scale
to
the
other
is
a
interpersonal
bond
between
you
and
your
t a r g e t ’ s
l a ; t u d e
o f
greater
shiGs
in
aHtude
as
it
may
rare
phenomenon.
The
only
target
limits
the
amount
of
influence
that’s
acceptance.
Though
they
serve
bePer
than
clarity.
There
is
a
way
to
s(mulate
large-‐scale
possible.
If
your
target
hears
the
message
will
judge
your
message
risk
of
backfiring
though,
and
this
change
is
through
a
series
of
from
his
friends
and
family,
it
might
occasion
a
to
be
discrepant
from
could
bring
your
message
farther
small,
successive
movements.
major
shiU.
Sherif
noted
that
“most
drama(c
their
point
of
view,
they
away
from
your
target’s
la(tude
of
Persuasion
is
a
gradual
cases
of
a6tude
change,
the
most
widespread
will
shiU
their
a6tude
acceptance.
process.
and
enduring,
are
those
involving
changes
in
slightly
in
that
direc(on.
reference
groups
with
differing
values.”
DESIGNED BY EARL GUZMAN WITH A PINCH OF CREATIVITY AND A WHOLE LOT OF ICONS FROM FLATICONS. PUP GS – MASTER IN COMMUNICATION