MS1-Influencing people 2300-NZ2-MS2-PO-WYW
The course is intended to prepare students for an conscious response to manipulation and use of ethical perversion as a tool of influence.
The following topics will be discussed:
• basic concepts: persuasion and manipulation, cognitive and emotional component of influence;
• basic rules of influence: reciprocity, commitment and consistency, social proof equity, liking and affection, authority, unavailability.
The workshop part will help to develop social skills for diagnosing persuasive activities and dealing with people that use manipulative techniques.
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- student lists and describes the basic concepts of influence;
- student describes principles of persuasion: reciprocity, scarcity, liking, authority, social proof and commitment/consistency.
Skills:
- student distinguishes persuasion from manipulation;
- Student diagnosed influence techniques and fallacies;
- student indicates the elements of the communication process that affect the consumer;
Social competence:
- Student behavior manifests evidence of dealing with adversaries that use manipulative techniques.
Assessment criteria
presence control, continuous assessment, lecture, final test.
Bibliography
• Cialdini R.B., Wywieranie wpływu na ludzi, GWP, Gdańsk 2002
• Dent F.E., Brent M., Wywieranie wpływu. Umiejętności i techniki przydatne do osiągnięcia sukcesu w biznesie, Wyd. Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2009.
• E. Goffman, Człowiek w teatrze życia codziennego, Wydawnictwo KR, Warszawa 2000.
• E. Aronson, Człowiek - istota społeczna, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2012
Additional information
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