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... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organizational behavior > leadership theory > influence (psychology) > inoculation theory
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > organizational behavior > leadership theory > influence (psychology) > inoculation theory
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inoculation theory  

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  • Definition Inoculation theory was devised by William McGuire in the early 1960s as a strategy to protect attitudes from change—to confer resistance to counterattitudinal influences, whether such influences take the form of direct attacks or sustained pressures. Nature of Inoculation Inoculation theory consists of two elements: threat and refutational preemption. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Inoculation Theory]

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