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Aversion
Behaviours Beliefs
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 153-154). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Cognitive consistency theories
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 153-154). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Cognitive dissonance (Festinger, 1957)
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 216-225). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Cognitive dissonance (Festinger, 1957)
Dissonance
No Action No Action
Reduction
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 216-225). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Cognitive dissonance (Festinger, 1957)
Possible
resolutions
“Smoking
“I will quit “Harmful effects suppresses
smoking” can be reversed” appetite so has
health benefits”
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 216-225). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Cognitive dissonance
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 216-225). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Forced compliance
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 216-225). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Decision-making
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 216-225). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Effort justification
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 216-225). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Alternative views to cognitive dissonance
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 209-214). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Foot in the door
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 209-214). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Door in the face
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 209-214). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Door in the Face
▪ Cialdini et al (1978)
▪ Take part in experiment that
begins at 7am
▪ Take part in experiment →
experiment begins at 7am
▪ 31% vs 56%
▪ Sunk cost fallacy (Fox & Hoffman,
2002)
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 209-214). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Break
3. Persuasion
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Changing attitudes via persuasion
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 192-206). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Source – originator of communication
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 192-206). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Source – originator of communication
▪ Appearance
▪ Attractiveness (Chaiken, 1979)
▪ Similarity (Goethals & Nelson, 1973)
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 192-206). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Message – features of the communication
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 192-206). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Message – features of the communication
▪ Repetition
▪ Repeated exposure increases familiarity
▪ Can provide a ‘ring of truth’ (Arkes et al., 1991)
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 192-206). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Message – features of the communication
▪ Fear
0.5
0
Control Moderate High
Janis & Feshbach (1953) Leventhal et al., (1967)
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 192-206). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Fear
Threat appraisal
- Severity
- Susceptibility
Protection
Behaviour
Motivation
Coping appraisal
- Response cost
- Response efficacy
- Self-efficacy
▪ Self-Esteem
▪ Inverted U-curve shape (McGuire, 1968)
▪ Individual differences in needs e.g.,
▪ Need for cognition (e.g., Haugtvedt & Petty, 1992)
▪ Need for closure (e.g., Kruglanski et al., 1993)
▪ Age
▪ High susceptibility during early adulthood and later life, but
lower in middle adulthood (U-curve)
▪ Lifelong openness to some extent throughout life
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 192-206). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Dual-process models of persuasion
Petty, R. E., Cacioppo, J. T., (1986). The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion. In L. Berkowitz
(Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (pp.123-205). New York: Academic Press
Dual-process models of persuasion
Central:
Cost Peripheral:
Efficiency Limited supply
Performance Positive self image
Reliability Sex appeal
Colour
Petty, R. E., Cacioppo, J. T., (1986). The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion. In L. Berkowitz
(Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (pp.123-205). New York: Academic Press
Dual-process models of persuasion
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 245-247). Essex, UK: Pearson
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4. Resistance to Persuasion
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Resistance to persuasion
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 228-230). Essex, UK: Pearson
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Resistance to persuasion
Vaughan, G. M., & Hogg, M. (2017). Social psychology (7th Ed, pp 230-231). Essex, UK: Pearson
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