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Persuasion and Social Influence
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Cognitive Dissonance
Lengthy essay assessing Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance. Covers criticisms and paradigms used to study the theory, and practical applications of the arousal caused by dissonance.
http://www.mindspring.com/~frudolph/lectures/SOC/soc1.htm
Groups
Hypertext teaching model covering attitudes, social influence, and group dynamics.
http://sun.science.wayne.edu/~wpoff/groups.html
Primer of Practical Persuasion and Influence
Online coursebook by Steven Booth-Butterfield, for his course in Persuasion Theory and Research at West Virginia University.
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/primer.htm
Working Psychology: Introduction to Influence
Overview of the science of persuasion, compliance, marketing, propaganda, and 'brainwashing' from a psychological perspective, together with a discussion of ethics surrounding these issues.
http://www.workingpsychology.com/