Manipulasi psikologi adalah gaya dalam memengaruhi pengetahuan sosial seseorang atau sekelompok yang bertujuan untuk mengubah persepsi atau perilaku orang atau kelompok secara licik, menipu, atau bahkan metode bisa melalui sebuah strategi yang kasar [1] guna memajukan kepentingan sang manipulator, perlakuan ini sering pada memberikan beban lain, metode tersebut dapat berupa eksploitasi, sampai dengan penyalahgunaan ilmu pengetahuan psikologi secara licik, kasar, dan menipu.
^Braiker, Harriet B. (2004). Whos Pulling Your Strings ? How to Break The Cycle of Manipulation. ISBN0071446729.
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