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What paths lead to persuasion?
            The central route
            The peripheral route
            Different routes for different purposes

What are the elements of persuasion?
            Who says? The communicator
            Research Close-Up: Experimenting with a virtual social reality
            What is said? The message content
            How is it said? The channel of communication
            To whom is it said? The audience

Extreme persuasion: How do cults indoctrinate?
            Attitudes follow behavior
            Persuasive elements
            Group effects

How can persuasion be resisted?
            Strengthening personal commitment
            The Inside Story: will McGuire on attitude inoculation
            Real-life applications: Inoculation programs
            Implication of attitude inoculation

Postscript: Being open but not naive







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