TY - BOOK AU - Gass,Robert H. AU - Seiter,John S. TI - Persuasion, social influence, and compliance gaining SN - 9780205698189 (pbk.) U1 - 303.342 PY - 2011/// CY - Boston PB - Allyn & Bacon KW - Persuasion (Psychology) KW - Influence (Psychology) KW - Manipulative behavior N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why study persuasion? -- What constitutes persuasion? -- Attitudes and consistency -- Credibility -- Communicator characteristics and persuadability -- Conformity and influence in groups -- Language and persuasion -- Nonverbal influence -- Structuring and ordering persuasive messages -- Sequential persuasion -- Compliance gaining -- Deception -- Motivational appeals -- Visual persuasion -- Esoteric forms of persuasion -- The ethics of persuasion ER -