about praise from people.
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Although in the past, psychology and other disci
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plines have shed light on persuasive technology, I’m proposing that the flow of
information could reverse.
In the future, we may well discover new influence dynamics by first studying
computer-based persuasion. Then, researchers will perform tests to determine
if these new dynamics apply when only humans are involved. In other words,
new knowledge about computer-human persuasion may give significant
insight into human-human persuasion.
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Although speculative, if this approach
succeeds, it would offer practical advantages: we could learn how coaches,
teachers, salespeople, and even parents could be more effective persuaders by
first trying out influence strategies using computing ...