Social and Psychological Preconditions of Personality Stability to Informational Influence

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of psychological preconditions of predisposition of personality to verbal influence. The authors identify the basic conditions of high information susceptibility. It is emphasized that the lack of sufficient opportunities for social orientation of a person in the surrounding situation and areas of his/her development, inability to obtain socially important data in rapid information flow are largely determined by using information as a means to manipulate people and their behavior. The paper outlines the most significant social and psychological conditions of personality predisposition to psychological effects. The authors stress that frustration of some needs and social attitudes of a person greatly influences the susceptibility to informational influence.