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Your best defense against advertising may be your unconscious mind (Study in PT)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

“A recent study by Juliano Laran and colleagues suggests that people automatically activate a defensive system whenever they detect persuasive intent. The work builds on some fascinating results involving commercial brands in a phenomenon known as implicit priming, in which … Continue reading →

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The effect of color: (red vs. blue) on assimilation versus contrast in prime-to-behavior effects (Study)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

“Abstract This paper examines whether color can modify the way that primed constructs affect behavior. Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that, compared to the color white, blue is more likely to lead to assimilative shifts in behavior, whereas red is … Continue reading →

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