The Hidden Triggers
eBook - ePub

The Hidden Triggers

How You're Steered Without Knowing

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eBook - ePub

The Hidden Triggers

How You're Steered Without Knowing

About this book

What if the choices you're most certain are your own were quietly made for you?

Every day, you say yes to things you never planned to accept. You buy, sign, share, agree, and follow—convinced it was your idea all along. But behind these everyday decisions sit invisible levers: reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, scarcity, and identity, working with the grain of your mind rather than against it.

In The Hidden Triggers, Dr. Henry Montrevia draws on landmark research from Cialdini, Milgram, Asch, Kahneman, and Tversky to reveal how influence operates precisely when it doesn't feel like influence at all. This is not a manual for manipulation—it's a defense against it, closing the dangerous gap between those who understand these tools and those who are steered by them.


Inside, you'll discover:
  • Why a tiny first "yes" reshapes your identity and makes the next, bigger request feel natural
  • How reciprocity creates debts you never agreed to owe—and how to spot manufactured obligation
  • The psychology of crowds, conformity, and social proof, including fabricated consensus online
  • Why uniforms, titles, and confident delivery trigger obedience before reason engages
  • How scarcity and loss aversion make what's slipping away suddenly feel priceless
  • The way algorithms stack every persuasion lever at once, adapting in real time to your weaknesses

Learn to recognize the levers being pulled on you—and reclaim the power to decide whether that rising urge to agree is truly your own.

Information

Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9798905807343

Table of contents

  1. The Invisible Levers Behind a Yes
  2. When the Brain Chooses the Shortcut
  3. The Debt You Never Agreed to Owe
  4. Small Promises, Large Consequences
  5. Reading the Room
  6. The Quiet Power of Being Liked
  7. Uniforms, Titles, and the Weight of Expertise
  8. What Slips Away Feels Priceless
  9. The Bond of Belonging
  10. Digital Manipulation
  11. Building Your Defenses Against Unwanted Persuasion
  12. Ethical Influence in Everyday Life
  13. About the Author

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