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Are Fast Talkers More Persuasive?

24 November 2010

Psychological research tries to solve the riddle of the fast talker.

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Are You Too Pessimistic About Your Personality?

22 November 2010

New research finds friends think we're less neurotic and more conscientiousness than we imagine.

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The Battle Between Thoughts and Emotions in Persuasion

17 November 2010

"I think" or "I feel", which persuades?

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Balanced Arguments Are More Persuasive

8 November 2010

The instinct to paper over weaknesses in our argument is wrong—so long as we counter criticism.

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Caffeine Makes Us Easier to Persuade

2 November 2010

Experiment finds caffeine drinkers more influenced by a persuasive message than a placebo group.

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The Influence of Fleeting Attraction

1 November 2010

Compliance to a simple request can be doubled by the most innocent manipulation.

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Don’t Take No For An Answer

27 October 2010

Dealing effectively with objections can be more powerful than other standard methods of persuasion.

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