PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS AND COGNITIVE SCHEMES IN MODERN INFORMATION WAR FARE

Abstract

The article examines a typology of information wars, and basing on it, analyses methods of influencing minds or actions of people. Its special focus is on transformation of information space and manipulation of public opinion. Personalization, dichotomous thinking, selective abstraction, catastrophezation and other methods are viewed among cognitive schemes that can define behavioral strategies.

Keywords

• информационная война
• психология
• стереотипы
• ксенофобия
• когнитивность
• дезинформация