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dc.contributor.authorXiong, Tracy
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-31 15:14:19 (GMT)
dc.date.available2012-08-31 15:14:19 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2012-08-31T15:14:19Z
dc.date.submitted2012-08-28
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/6956
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has documented the prevalent effects of message order on message persuasiveness. Based on the Belief Updating Model (Hogarth and Einhorn, 1992), response mode has been found as one moderator of primacy versus recency effects. The present study considers additionally the role of culture as a moderator. Because internalized cultural values and norms affect how messages are processed and interpreted, we propose that cultural differences in cognitive processing styles will impact whether primacy or recency effects are stronger under different message order conditions in for Easterners and Westerners. Results from the current work offer evidence that both culture and cognitive style (holistic versus analytical thinking) serve as moderators to explain message order effects. Results replicate prior studies showing a primacy effect with End of Sequence response mode and a recency effect with Step-by-Step response mode. Further, we found that Easterners were more influenced by the primacy effect when compared to Westerners. However, the effect of primacy was attenuated by response mode. Westerners were equally influenced by both primacy and recency effects.  en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectMessage Orderen
dc.subjectCultureen
dc.subjectAttitude Changeen
dc.subjectPersuasionen
dc.subjectCognitive Thinking Styleen
dc.subjectOrder Effectsen
dc.subjectPrimacyen
dc.subjectRecencyen
dc.titleMessage Order and Culture: The Relationship between Cognitive Thinking Styles, Response Mode, and Order Effectsen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.subject.programPsychologyen
uws-etd.degree.departmentPsychologyen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Artsen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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