Persuasion, Credibility and Cognitive Resilience: Psychological Foundations of PSYOP in the Digital Age
posted in: Archive, Information science, Number 3, Volume 5
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This paper aims to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the psychological foundations of psychological operations (PSYOP), with particular emphasis on persuasion mechanisms, the dynamics of message and source credibility, and the development of cognitive resilience as an essential defence paradigm against hostile influence. The study seeks to integrate theories from social psychology, communication science, security and intelligence studies to decipher how PSYOP exploits the cognitive and emotional vulnerabilities of the target audience in the contemporary information environment.