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The Effects of Knowledge, Motivation, and Type of Message on Ad Processing and Product Judgments

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ID2994432
AuthorsDurairaj Maheswaran, Brian Sternthal (0000-0001-7430-2472)
Year1990
Volume17
Issue1
Pages66
Publication date1990-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Consumer Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0093-5301 • E-ISSN: 1537-5277
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1086/208537
OpenAlexW2003685176
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited8

We examined the effects of knowledge, motivation, and the type of message on ad processing and on product judgments. The data suggest that, regardless of subjects' prior knowledge, they could be motivated to process message information in detail. However, experts and novices differed in the types of information that prompted detailed message processing. Experts are more likely to process a message in detail when given only attribute information, while novices are more likely to do so when given benefit (or benefit and attribute) information. Experts and novices also differed in how they processed messages; experts' detailed message processing was evaluative, while novices' was more literal

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Unique citing works32
Citations per year0,97
Citation span1993 - 2026 (34)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 24

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