Project

How can consumers effectively be protected against commercial persuasion attempts? The role of external warnings.

Code
01D24909
Duration
01 October 2009 → 30 September 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Social psychology
    • Marketing
Keywords
product placements warnings persuasion knowledge
 
Project description

Consumers are aware of the fact that advertising tries to influence them. However, their persuasion knowledge concerning more subtle communication tools such as product placements is less developed. This project tries to reveal whether and by means of which external warnings persuasion knowledge can be developed and activated in different consumers to better protect them against different commercial persuasion attempts.