News tagged with emotional appeal

The complicated consumer: Positive ads aren't always the most effective

Ads that feature positive emotions, like happiness, are not always the best way to reach consumers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




Search results for emotional appeal


From neurology to psychiatry: Bullock probes mysterious seizures

Your emotional state has powerful control over your body — and Kim Bullock, MD, knows just how strong that hold can be. The Stanford psychiatrist works with patients who experience seizures that aren’t generated ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probing Question: How are museums keeping up with the changing times?

From America’s oldest collection, Charleston Museum, circa 1773, to its tiniest—the 134-square-foot World’s Smallest Museum; from the majestic American Museum of Natural History to the head-scratching ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nostalgia: The gift that keeps on giving

With the festive holiday just around the corner many people will be thinking back to Christmases gone by with a nostalgic longing.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Telling the truth

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study shows that children as young as three or four years old can talk informatively and accurately about experiences – including incidents of abuse – if they are interviewed ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nostalgic consumers are more likely to give to charity

Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, can boost donations and help drum up volunteers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Toyota unveils high-tech concept car ahead of show

Toyota's president unveiled a futuristic concept car resembling a giant smartphone to demonstrate how Japan's top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Coming through cancer… together

The role that emotional support plays in helping a patient in their fight against breast cancer is to be examined as part of a year-long research project at The University of Nottingham.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research shows we all experience fantasy differently, which determines how much we enjoy it

Whether you love the "Harry Potter" series or despise it, there may be a psychological explanation behind your opinion.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The story behind the science: Physicians point to patient narratives to bolster the case of evidence-based medicine

Doctors should consider the use of narrative -- in the form of patient stories and testimonials -- as a powerful tool for translating and communicating evidence-based policies to the public to buoy buy-in on important health ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Developing unbiased measures of customer likes and dislikes

Companies around the world rely on various marketing strategies to make their brands more appealing to customers, and now, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE, they may have an actual physiological method ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


List of search results for emotional appeal