peripheral route to persuasion

peripheral route to persuasion

the process by which attitudes are formed or changed as a result of using peripheral cues rather than carefully scrutinizing and thinking about the central merits of attitude-relevant information. See also elaboration; elaboration-likelihood model. Compare central route to persuasion.

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