Consumers' skepticism towards advertising claims

The purpose of this study is threefold. It investigates (a) how personal and social influences affect consumers’ skepticism toward advertising claims (CSA) and how CSA influences inferences of manipulative intent (IMI), (b) the mediating role of attitude toward the advertisement between IMI and prod...

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Main Author: Tien, Cheryl Marilyn
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2237
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Summary:The purpose of this study is threefold. It investigates (a) how personal and social influences affect consumers’ skepticism toward advertising claims (CSA) and how CSA influences inferences of manipulative intent (IMI), (b) the mediating role of attitude toward the advertisement between IMI and product judgment and (c) the moderating roles of brand familiarity and perceived risk on consumers’ skepticism toward advertising, inferences of manipulative intent and product judgment.