This project is designed to determine
how risk communications in direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads are
perceived by consumers and to test the effect of distraction in
these ads. We plan to conduct 30 in-person 60-minute pretests and
300 in-person 30-minute main interviews with adults who
self-identify as needing to lose more than 30 pounds. Participants
will be randomly assigned to one of two test conditions (low or
high distraction in a DTC TV ad). Participants will watch a
fictitious DTC ad, during which we will use eye tracking technology
to evaluate their eye movements to measure attention. They will
complete a questionnaire that will include measures of recall,
perceptions, attitudes, and intentions.
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