ERIC Number: EJ683162
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Feb-1
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PSYOP and Persuasion: Applying Social Psychology and Becoming an Informed Citizen
King, Sara B.
Teaching of Psychology, v31 n1 p27-30 Feb 2004
This project teaches students about persuasion techniques, especially as governments use them. Most project examples came from the work of the U.S. military's modern Psychological Operations division. Social psychology students (a) reviewed influence techniques; (b) examined posters, leaflets, and other persuasion tools used in World War II, the Gulf War, Kosovo, and Afghanistan; (c) pondered legal and ethical issues related to persuasion campaigns; and (d) considered the differences between persuasion and propaganda. Finally, students considered ways to innoculate themselves against unwanted influence attempts.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Social Psychology, Ethics, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Propaganda, Armed Forces
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Language: English
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