Context-Dependent Effects of Goal Primes

Juliano Laran, Chris Janiszewski and Marcus Cunha

Journal of Consumer Research, 2008, vol. 35, issue 4, 653-667

Abstract: We provide evidence that goal priming effects are context dependent. We show that goal primes encourage prime-consistent behavior when the behavioral context is common and prime-inconsistent behavior when the behavioral context is uncommon. While the prime-consistent behavior is compatible with existing theory, the prime-inconsistent behavior poses a theoretical challenge. We argue that uncommon behavioral contexts encourage the release of a primed goal and, as a consequence, an increase in the relative activation of information inconsistent with the primed goal and prime-inconsistent behavior. (c) 2008 by JOURNAL OF CONSUMER RESEARCH, Inc..

Date: 2008
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