Psychology › Section L · Social psychology › Topic L.3

Attitudes and persuasion

Attitudes change in two directions: other people persuade us from outside, and our own actions pull our beliefs into line from inside. This topic covers both, from the one-dollar experiment to the two routes every advertiser relies on.

In this topic

  • What an attitude is
  • When attitudes predict behaviour
  • Cognitive dissonance
  • The one-dollar experiment
  • Effort, choices and dissonance
  • Persuasion: source, message and audience
  • The elaboration likelihood model
  • Foot in the door and door in the face
  • Worked example: dissonance after a purchase
  • Worked example: which route is this campaign using?
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Key takeaways

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