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Here is the study guide for the final.
Here are some sample questions taken from previous finals.


Week 1:

Chapter 1 - Communication and Persuasion

     Communication and Persuasion
     The Ethics of Persuasion
Chapter 2 - Developing Attitudes and Beliefs
     Learning: Conditioning and Modeling
     

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Week 2:

Chapter 2 - Developing Attitudes and Beliefs
     
Theories of Persuasion and Attitude Change
Chapter 3 - Message Learning Theory

     Message Learning and Persuasion: The Yale School
     

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Week 3:

Chapter 4 - Attribution Theory and Theories of
                   Belief Change
     Attribution Theory
     Models of Belief Change
     The Theory of Reasoned Action
     The Information Integration Theory
Chapter 5 - Source Characteristics
     The Influence of the Communicator
     Power


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Chapter 6 - Successful Persuasion:
                   Predicting Individual Response
     
Personality Variables
Chapter 7 - Successful Persuasion:
                   Predicting Group Responses
     Why Groups?
     Demographic Groups

 

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Chapter 8 - Structuring Messages and Appeals
     Use of Language Variables
     Visual Stimuli
     Message Organization
     One-Sided vs. Two-Sided Messages
     Message Appeals
Chapter 9 - Nonverbal Communication and
                   Speaker Credibility
     The Nonverbal Code System
     Paralinguistic Codes

     Behavior associated with Persuasiveness
     Power, Status and Dominance
     Cues to Deception: Identifying the Dishonest           Communicator



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Chapter 10 - Persuasion in Interpersonal Relationships
     Social Influence: Why People Agree to Requests
Chapter 11 - Persuasion in Conflict Management
     Definition and Key Terms
     Negotiation Research Perspectives
     Barganing Strategies and Tactics
     Conflict Management Skills

Chapter 12 - Persuasion in the Formal Organization
     Managerial Influence: Persuasive Strategies Used by           Superiors
     Supervisor Characteristics and Supervisor           Effectiveness
     Effectively Changing Behavior Through Goal-Setting           and Feedback
     Upward Influence and the Distortion of Communication
     Political Strategies
     Communication Networks and Roles


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