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Influence Science and Practice

Influence: Science and Practice

By Robert Cialdini

In his bestselling book, Cialdini, former salesperson, fundraiser, and advertiser, examines the science and practice of compliance. Widely used in classes, this eagerly awaited revision includes updated coverage of popular culture and new technology and more on how compliance principles work in other cultures.

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Book Information

Publisher: Pearson.
Publish Date: 07/29/2008
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780205609994
ISBN-10: 0205609996
Language: Eng

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Influence: Science and Practice is an examination of the psychology of compliance (i.e. uncovering which factors cause a person to say "yes" to another's request).

Written in a narrative style combined with scholarly research, Cialdini combines evidence from experimental work with the techniques and strategies he gathered while working as a salesperson, fundraiser, advertiser, and in other positions inside organizations that commonly use compliance tactics to get us to say "yes." Widely used in classes, as well as sold to people operating successfully in the business world, the eagerly awaited revision of Influence reminds the reader of the power of persuasion.

Cialdini organizes compliance techniques into six categories based on psychological principles that direct human behavior: reciprocation, consistency, social proof, liking, authority, and scarcity.

About the Author

Robert B. Cialdini is Regents' Professor of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University, where he has also been named W. P. Carey Distinguished Professor of Marketing. He has taught at Stanford University and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He has been elected president of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology.

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