Please watch this video and comment on it with regards to the nature of persuasion and/or what the difference between persuasion and manipulation is. Remember you will also have to address other classmates’ comments either in your comment or as a reply to their comment(s).
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Sarah Theel
3/17/2016 03:00:17 pm
Persuasion includes the science proven factors of reciprocity, scarcity, authority, consistency, liking, and consensus. I want to focus on the factor of liking because I definitely agree with it. We are more easily persuaded by people or organizations we like or have similarities with. For example, if someone I wasn't fond of tried to persuade me in donating to something I would most likely not participate, but if my friend tried persuading me, I would most likely give in. These factors provide small, costless changes to make big differences in persuading others. Rather than relying on our own ability to persuade others, we can point to what many others are already doing, especially many similar others.
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Ryan Beisty
3/20/2016 05:53:12 pm
I agree with what Sarah said that liking is a very important factor, as i think we are all more easily persuaded by someone we like rather than dislike. I thought this talk was really good and made me think about persuasion more deeply. I think the 6 points are really accurate and for each one i could think of an example that has happened to me before so that was great. I also think that the first point, reciprocity is important in being persuaded as i often feel obliged to give back to somebody that has done something to help me out, so i think that is really key also
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Brinley Beresford
3/17/2016 04:29:08 pm
I really enjoyed this talk. There are so many things we are subconsciously persuaded by and found it very interesting to see them all explained. I agree with Sarah that liking is very accurate. We often make quick judgments about others and if we don't like them its very likely we wont like what they have to say. I also really liked the idea of scarcity. For some reason people want what they cant have and its invaluable to be able to use this idea to persuade someone to do something. As consumers I think it is important we are all aware of these persuasion techniques so we are not prone to being persuaded into doing something we do not want to do.
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Brittny Saldana
3/28/2016 07:55:17 am
I agree with Brinley, the way it is explained how we as consumers are persuaded to but something is really strange to find out that you could fall for most of this things even when we like to pretend that we don't. Especially with liking, if I had found the car sale man likeable I would have bought the car but that wasn't the case.
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Hilary McEwen
3/17/2016 07:54:03 pm
I thought this talk was very interesting. We are all susceptible persuasion and experience it everyday. The six scientifically reasons of persuasion that were stated in the video are quite accurate. I agree with Sarah about the liking factor because I have personally experienced it a lot. If someone I like is involved or promoting something, I tend to look a little deeper into it before I judge it and throw the idea out. I also thought the explanation using the hotel towels example was interesting because a lot of hotels that I have been to in the last year have started doing that. We can all be persuaded so easy and we may not even realize it.
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Sam McKay
3/18/2016 07:31:57 pm
I enjoyed listening to this talk and found it to be very interesting. From my understanding we are all persuaded everyday no matter how small the task. The points about persuasion mentioned in the video were found to be quite accurate. I have noticed many persuasions throughout the time listening to the talk and how they can effect someone.
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William Saumier
3/20/2016 08:56:21 am
The concept of persuasion in this video was focusing on a lot of little factors instead of bigger ones like flat out telling people to do this or that. They talked about how these little things we can see throughout our day influence us even if we think that they do not. I agree with how they can be effective and also how they are quite accurate but the key to them is probably their subtlety.
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Kainani Peters
3/19/2016 01:49:53 pm
I really enjoyed watching this video. As the other students do, I to agree with Sarah. Especially when she stated ''we are more easily persuaded by people or organizations we like or have similarities with''. I personally can relate to this and I think we also do it because we are passionate about that organization and believe in what they stand up for and usually, you are persuaded by friends, whether it's good or bad. Lastly, the 6 main points in this video we're spot on.
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Alondra Ortiz
3/20/2016 10:00:12 pm
I thought this video was really interesting. There are many things that we do every day and that influence us to be persuaded whether we realize or not. I agree with what Sarah said about how the liking factor is relatable. I also think the principle of reciprocity is accurate because I find it true that we do more things for people who have done things for us because we feel like we owe them. This whole video was accurate and made me realize many things about how easy it is to be persuaded that I hadn't thought about before.
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Masha Yi
3/20/2016 11:52:24 pm
I actually really enjoyed this video. I think Sarah summed up the important points very well, especially the phrase, "We are more easily persuaded by people or organizations we like or have similarities with."
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Sofi Gonzalez
3/21/2016 12:25:54 am
I agree with Masha's point that the line between persuasion and manipulation is often blurred. I think the difference between persuasion and manipulation is that when you manipulate someone or something, it is often in the hopes to gain control or power over them. Persuasion has a more positive connotation and the idea is to provide something you believe to be beneficial to whoever you're persuading.
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Lindsay Willden
3/21/2016 02:56:06 pm
I like how Sofi and Masha talked about the caution that should be used when dealing with persuasion as it can appear that there is a manipulation factor occurring. However the men in this video made it clear that their actions were perfectly ethical and inexpensive. It is important I think to be genuine with people and i feel like that is when persuasion works the most effective like when stating your authority and using the technique of likeness. People just want to feel like they matter and then they are more inclined to respect you and the things you do.
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Sarah Springer
3/21/2016 08:33:51 am
Dr. Robert Cialdini talks about the 6 proven factors of persuasion in his speech, which are- reciprocity, scarcity, authority, consistency, liking, and consensus. What I enjoyed most about this talk is that every factor he mentioned was supported with evidence and statistics. I found it most surprising that there was a 400% increase in homeowners putting a "drive safely" sign in their yawn if they already hung a postcard in their window. This is the consistency factor. I agree with Masha when she says that the line between persuasion and manipulation is often blurred, although I believe that every factor mentioned in this video can be considered ethical. I think that the main difference between persuasion and manipulation is that manipulation has unethical motives.
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Dana Genders
3/22/2016 11:20:44 pm
I agree with Sara that we are more prone to agree with somebody we like versus somebody we don't have a liking to. Out of the 6 proven persuasion in this speech I believe that I am more persuaded by reciprocity and I can mostly relate to this because I am a lot more likely to give back to somebody that has done a good deed for me. I also believe that persuasion has a more positive outcome and outlook to it than manipulation does. Manipulation has a negative outlook and forces people to act a certain way.
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Delaney Ortiz
3/27/2016 08:35:39 pm
I found this video very helpful in understanding the factors of reciprocity. I agree with Sarah that the factor of liking is very important. We are more persuaded by people that we like and can relate too. I found it surprising when they mentioned that before you negotiate with someone share something that you can both relate to because it will help you better come to an agreement. The statistic that 90% of people were able to come to an agreement with this study, shows you how effective relating to someone and liking them can be. This video shares a lot of interesting and surprising statistics about the different ways we are persuaded.
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Delaney Ortiz
3/27/2016 08:36:27 pm
Factors of Persuasion**
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