The greatest deception humans suffer is from their own opinions. -- Leonardo da Vinci Today’s post complements research I recently discussed on the podcast, Water Cooler Talk Podcast, where I …
A Newly Discovered Persuasion Trick
I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time. – Jenny Mollen I arrived at graduate school wanting to study persuasion and social influence. And seven years later, …
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Your Biggest Obstacle in Persuading Others
Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are kings of this world. -- Thomas Carlyle Today's post is cross-listed with one I wrote for Psychology Today, where I and a social psychology …
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Be the Advocate
Great ideas alone don't cause progress; it is the spreading of those ideas that does. -- (Teeny & Petty, 2017) A couple years ago, I wrote a post about my Master’s Thesis; now, however, that …
Convince Yourself by Convincing Others
Persuasion is often more effectual than force. -- Aesop If you've ever used social media, you have probably tried to change someone's opinion on something--and probably done so in vain. Facebook …
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Questioning Our Beliefs
The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion draws all things else to support and agree with it. -- Sir Francis Bacon If humans could answer one question to solve the world’s …