Persuading Novice Voters With Abstract Or Concrete Messages: Timing Is Everything

Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 13:07 in Psychology & Sociology

Political commentators and opinion page writers criticized Barack Obama for his lack of specifics, yet voters continued to respond to his message. Obama's reliance on lofty rhetoric has succeeded thus far, and in a study forthcoming in the Journal of Consumer Research scientists provide research evidence for why this strategy works.

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