Indoctrination and Inoculation Exploring Social Psychology by David G. Myers 7 th Edition Indoctrination and Inoculation Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Indoctrination and Inoculation Extreme Persuasion: Cult Indoctrination Attitudes follow behavior –Compliance breeds acceptance –Foot-in-the-door Persuasive elements –The communicator –The message –The audience Group effects –social implosion –social cocoon Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Indoctrination and Inoculation Resisting Persuasion Commitment –Challenging beliefs –Developing counterarguments Real-life applications: Inoculation programs –Inoculating children against peer pressure –Inoculating children against advertising Implications of attitude inoculation Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Indoctrination and Inoculation Resisting Persuasion Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

Indoctrination and Inoculation Implications Be an active listener and a critical thinker Force yourself to counter-argue Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.