John Palente answers “This book was originally published in the...”

K. E. Creighton asked this question about Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion:

This book was originally published in the 1980s. Is there follow-up research on this topic (influence)? The book ends by eluding to how technology (the personal computer) is pushing us to make decisions even faster. Is there newer research about how computers and (more importantly) social media applications are used in influencing us; how is technology used to influence us, by exploiters and non-exploiters alike?

John Palente I just read FOOLPROOF by van der Linden (via an advance copy) - which was excellent in terms of resisting persuasion and how social media is influenci…moreI just read FOOLPROOF by van der Linden (via an advance copy) - which was excellent in terms of resisting persuasion and how social media is influencing and exploiting human biases. I noticed this book because Cialdini recommended it.(less)

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