Tymosiewicz, Piotr (Wydawnictwo Diecezji Siedleckiej UNITAS, 2022)
Human mental processes, emotions and actions are modified and conditioned by the intervention of other people. Social influence is present in every sphere of daily life, from relationships to mass phenomena. Persuasion constitutes one of the possible types of social influence. This article reviews some psychological theories of persuasive communication. Early psychological theories of the phenomenon of persuasion are described, models of persuasion are analyzed, and Robert B. Cialdini’s contribution to the science of persuasion is presented.
