The power of persuasion: Computers vs. People

[differenceblog]

Gualdagno and Cialdini (2007) examined persuasive techniques on counter-attitudinal topics. While they found that both men and women were more easily swayed by people they believed to be like themselves, men were more likely to be persuaded via e-mail, and women responded better to face-to-face interaction. This effect was especially pronounced

Comments

[mycrust]

I guess it shows what a messed up childhood I had that I was too innocent to ever discover the Speak & Spell filters.

[differenceblog]

Honestly, I don't remember if I did that as a child. I remember doing it in college. But I did play with computer-speech programs a lot in junior high.

They weren't very persuasive.

I was looking up some more about this topic, and there seems to be a lot of discrepancy about voice pitch and persuasiveness in the research. Some research says a lot of variability in pitch is good, some says it's bad. Some recommend using a lower register to be persuasive, some say a higher register is more persuasive.

There's enough about voice pitch and persuasion to be its own post, actually.

[beckiemoriello]

I'd be interested in a voice pitch and persuasion post.

*stuffs virtual dollar in differenceblog's g-string*

[differenceblog]

That's exactly the sort of study I was looking for in the comment above. Thanks!

[differenceblog]

thank you! I appreciate it!

[differenceblog]

:D I'd guess either by way of purpleprimate or nursing.