The relative efficacy of various types of prior belief-defense in producing immunity against persuasion.
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Inoculation theory posits that it is possible to build psychological resistance against unwanted persuasion attempts, much like medical inoculations build physiological resistance against pathogens.
“Inoculation theory follows a medical immunization analogy and posits that it is possible to build psychological resistance against unwanted persuasion attempts, much like medical inoculations build physiological resistance against pathogens.”
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- Authors
- McGuire, W. J., & Papageorgis, D.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Venue
- The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1961-03
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 327-337
- ISSN
- 0096-851X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2058805055
- Cited by
- 476
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 50.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychology of Social Influence
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- resistance to persuasion, defense mechanisms, attitude change
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Persuasive Communication, Psychology, Social, Suggestion
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