The cognitive analysis of a persuasive argument

Eugene Burnstein, Yaacov Schul

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Abstract

One of the more interesting puzzles for a theory of social influence is why the impact of a communication has so little to do with the ability to recall its content. In two experiments, Greenwald (1968), for example, obtained average correlations of .06 and .03 between the accessibility of a persuasive argument and its influence on opinion (for comparable results see Insko, 1964, Miller & Campbell, 1959; Watts & McGuire, 1964).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCognitive analysis of social behavior
Subtitle of host publicationproceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "The cognitive analysis of socio-psychological processes", Aix-enProvence, France, July 12-31, 1981
EditorsJean-Paul Codol
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages87-113
Number of pages27
ISBN (Electronic)9789400976122, 9400976127
ISBN (Print)9789400976146, 9400976143
DOIs
StatePublished - 1982

Publication series

NameNATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, Series D: Behavioural and Social Sciences
Volume13
ISSN (Print)0258-123X

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