Essay Persuasion, Indoctrination, and Inoculation

PERSUASION, INDOCTRINATION, AND INOCULATION 1 Persuasion, Indoctrination, and Inoculation 04/18/2013 Sarah K. Martinez PSY 285 Instructor: Chris Shreve PERSUASION, INDOCTRINATION, AND INOCULATION 2 There are many dangers that plague us in today’s society. One of the most pressing issues is that of driving under the influence of alcohol. This is a problem for many reasons. Firstly, driving while intoxicated is illegal. It shows the rising problem of substance abuse, and most importantly, driving drunk is deadly. According to Drinkinganddriving.org (2008-2013), 900,000 are arrested each year for DUI/DWI and a full 1/3 of those are repeat offenders†. None of us are perfect. We all do things every day that†¦show more content†¦If you are convicted of DUI, it may be on your criminal record for your entire life. Offenses also go on your driving record, which potential employers and insurers can access,† (How Stuff Works, 1998-2013). If you are driving under the influence of alcohol, the chances of you having a substance abuse problem are very high. Substance abuse, simply put, is losing control of yourse lf to a substance. If you do not have enough self-control, or common sense, not to get into a vehicle when you have any type of foreign substance in your body, then you have a serious problem. Sure, you may not be waking up at eight in the morning and devouring a bottle of gin, but you are not only putting yourself in danger, but also others. With the amount of people in the United states that have problems with alcohol, and the amount of DUI’s that are given, the correlation between the numbers is not at all surprising. â€Å"Alcohol is the number one drug problem in America. There are more than 12 million alcoholics in the U.S. Three-fourths of all adults drink alcohol, and 6% of them are alcoholics. Americans spend $197 million each day on alcohol. In the United States, a person is killed in an alcohol-related car accident every 30 minutes. A 2000 study found nearly 7 million persons age 12 to 20 were binge drinkers. Three-fourths of all high school seniors report being drunk at least once. Adolescents who begin drinking before the age of 15 are fourShow MoreRelatedSocial Psychology : Midterm Exam Summer 20154074 Words   |  17 Pagesin the expression of attitudes? Describe this linkage in terms of attitude-behavior consistency, attitude certainty, and the role that perceptions of the social context might play in planned behavior. Petty Cacioppo talk about â€Å"two-routes† to persuasion, where a persuasive message may alter attitudes on the basis of quite different cognitive processes. First, explain this phenomenon and briefly describe one research study that illustrates the â€Å"two-route† idea. Explain the principles and techniquesRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 PagesDifferences have also been found regarding how power and authority are utilized by externals and internals (see Chapter 5: Gaining Power and Inï ¬â€šuence). External leaders tend to use coercive power and threat, whereas internal leaders rely more on persuasion and expertise as a source of power (Sweeney, McFarlin, Cotton, 1991). Moreover, internals both demonstrate and are more satisï ¬ ed with a participative management style than externals are (Judge, Erez, Bono, Thoreson, 2002). A study of locus of