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Source Credibility Manipulation

Source Credibility Manipulation is a strategic distortion of the perceived trustworthiness or authority of an information source to influence audience reception and belief, distinguishing it from other forms of media manipulation by specifically targeting the source’s epistemic standing rather than the content or channel.

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Heuristic processing can bias systematic processing: Effects of source credibility, argument ambiguity, and task importance on attitude judgment.

Shelly Chaiken, Durairaj Maheswaran · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 1.2K citations

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Heuristic processing can bias systematic processing: Effects of source credibility, argument ambiguity, and task importance on attitude judgment.

Shelly Chaiken, Durairaj Maheswaran · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 1.1K citations

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Strategic Manipulation of Internet Opinion Forums: Implications for Consumers and Firms

Chrysanthos Dellarocas · Management Science · 2006 · 762 citations

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When credibility attacks: The reverse impact of source credibility on persuasion

Zakary L. Tormala, Pablo Briñol, Richard E. Petty · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 2005 · 276 citations

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What We Think Others Think

Albert C. L. G. Günther · Communication Research · 1991 · 267 citations

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Authors

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    Ullrich K. H. Ecker

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    2 publications · 170 citations

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    Durairaj Maheswaran

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. EM
    Elliott McGinnies

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 97 citations

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  4. ZL
    Zakary L. Tormala

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 339 citations

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  5. KY
    Kak Yoon

    Washington State University, United States

    2 publications · 135 citations

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Institutions

105

  1. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    121 citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    363 citations

  3. University of Alabama

    Tuscaloosa, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

  4. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    358 citations

  5. University of North Carolina Wilmington

    Wilmington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  6. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien

    Tübingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    108 citations

  7. American University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

  8. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    340 citations

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  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    4 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. Mass Communication & Society

    3 publications · 337 citations

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 3 publications · 116 citations

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  4. Journal of Personality

    2 publications · 145 citations

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  5. Memory & Cognition

    2 publications · 180 citations

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