Although many different persuasion and influence techniques can be used to change the behaviors and attitudes of others, each may have a different effect on a person's motivation, emotions, and your ...

People cheat for a variety of reasons, but how do they try to convince their partner to forgive them? Published in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, a series of studies by Apostolou and Pediaditakis ...

When public health campaigns aim to change behavior, they often rely on urgent, directive language. A new comprehensive ...

PERSUASION is the name of the big game in organizations. Safety professionals' effectiveness can ultimately depend on their ability to persuade others. This can encompass influencing senior management ...

At its most basic level, persuasion is about communication. But the art of persuasion is about using a sophisticated mix of communication skills and leadership abilities to bring others around to your ...

When you’re hunting for a new job, you may not realize that your main objective is persuasion: You need to persuade members of your network to introduce you to people who might connect you with a job.

Tommy James & the Shondells sang “Crystal Blue Persuasion.” Economists have their own shade of persuasion — Bayesian. Bayesian persuasion is an idea only a little more than a decade old that’s being ...