Influence: science and practice

Robert B. Cialdini

Allyn and Bacon, 2001 - Business & Economics - 262 pages

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) and is 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 other positions, inside organizations that commonly use compliance tactics to get us to say "yes." Widely used in graduate and undergraduate psychology and management 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. New Reader's Reports are included in the Fourth Edition and illustrate how readers have used one of the principles or have had a principle of influence used on them.

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User Review -

Explains, in depth, how we are influenced by others and by our environment. Forces you to wonder why some people act the way they do. Contains some really terrific sales tactics.

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User Review  - Sean Munson - Goodreads

Nice summary / intro of lit on many important influence topics, how they are applied, and how people night defend against them.

Contents

• Preface: vii
• Introduction: ix
• Weapons of Influence: 1

Bibliographic information

• Title: Influence: science and practice
• Author: Robert B. Cialdini
• Editor: Robert B. Cialdini
• Edition: 4, illustrated
• Publisher: Allyn and Bacon, 2001
• ISBN: 0321011473, 9780321011473
• Length: 262 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Marketing / General; Business & Economics / Sales & Selling / General; Compliance; Influence (Psychology); Medical / Mental Health; Persuasion (Psychology); Psychology / Applied Psychology; Psychology / General