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The good news : measuring the impact of religious words in mass media communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study explored the relation and use of religious ideas in television news stories. A psychophysiological experiment, based on Lang's (2006) model of limited capacity processing, was conducted using pre-recorded television news stories...
Model ethnicity and product class involvement: white Americans' attitude toward advertisements featuring Asian-Indian models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Studies show that ethnicity of the spokespersons in advertisements play an important role in shaping attitudes and perceptions about the advertised products. Studies involving black, Hispanic and white models in ads have ...
That drug treats what?: the effect of emotional tone and narrative style on the memory link between brand name and medical condition treated in direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examined how emotional tone and narrative style in direct-to consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising affect the memory link between the brand name advertised and the medical condition treated. For this study, ...
The effects of text complexity and complex graphical elements on readers' text comprehension of online science articles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Science literacy (SL) allows an individual to be knowledgeable on the latest science research and to draw "evidence-based conclusions." Unfortunately, only a small portion of the U.S. public is scientifically literate. Thus, this study investigated...
Green with emotion : the effect of negative emotional appeal intensity on cognitive processing of environmental PSAs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Emotion and cognition are two interrelated concepts in mass media research. This study examines the effect of negative emotional intensity in environmental public service announcements on cognitive processing and behavioral ...
Believe it or not: youth and young adult female perceptions of the credibility of online multimedia messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In the age of Internet, multimedia messages and speed information, it is highly important for communicators to design and create more effective messages to reach their targets. This research addressed the issue of message ...
Crime against the body : an embodied cognition study of how platform affects responses to crime news
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study aimed at exploring how geographical proximity of the news story (local or international news stories) and bodily proximity of the news ...
Examining visual cognitive complexity in the context of online women's magazine home pages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
to select a story or recognition. Additionally, perceived complexity did not match up to the levels operationally defined in the content analysis. The original measures were based off of Lang's concept of information introduced (I²). Although the hypotheses...
Producing effective stories : the influence of presentation type and emotional tone on attention, arousal and memory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This study explores how presentation type and emotional tone interact with attention, arousal and memory. A psychophysiological experiment was conducted in the PRIME lab where attention, arousal, valence and memory were ...
Out of sight out of mind : factors in low levels of international news knowledge
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
. It is imperative for the continued growth of the United States of America to have a strong knowledge base regarding international news. The study begins by examining the impoverished state of Americans international news knowledge. It integrates different...