The process of advertising influence is modeled in terms of an array of cognitive responses to the message, and a methodology for directly measuring these mediators is introduced. Research indicates that these variables are important mediators of attitudinal message acceptance, and that their relative weighting is affected by message modality and receiver involvement.
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