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14 Objectives<br />

2 Objectives<br />

The general research objective of the thesis is to determine the effects of product<br />

placement on consumer behavior through the scientific method by describing, predicting,<br />

controlling and explaining behavioral phenomena (Kardes, 1999). Particularly,<br />

the thesis wishes to determine which cognitive, affective and conative reactions<br />

(Foxall, Brown and Goldsmith, 1998) are to be expected from this form of promotion<br />

as a source of brand equity Keller, Apéria and Georgson, 2008). It aims to<br />

tackle these issues within the following research conditions:<br />

• Determining the cognitive and affective responses to brands resulting from exposure<br />

to product placement;<br />

• Determining the differences in cognitive and affective responses to brands between<br />

exposure to visual and audiovisual types of product placement;<br />

• Determining the differences in affective and conative responses to brands between<br />

exposure to product placement and non-exposure to product placement.<br />

By effect studied, this breaks the research objective down into the following partial<br />

objectives:<br />

2.1 Effects on cognitive responses<br />

In terms of cognitive responses, the thesis firstly wishes to describe how much attention<br />

is given to product placement and test if there are differences in attention to<br />

visual product placement between product preferences. Secondly, it wishes to test<br />

if product category recall and brand recall are dependent on each other given exposure<br />

to product placement. Thirdly, it wishes to test if brand recall and product<br />

placement type are dependent on each other.<br />

2.2 Effects on affective responses<br />

In terms of affective responses, the thesis firstly wishes to test if attitude towards<br />

brands and brand recall are dependent on each other given exposure to product<br />

placement. Secondly, it wishes to describe the differences in attitude towards<br />

brands between visual and audiovisual types of product placement and the qualitative<br />

reasons for attitudinal change. Thirdly, it wishes to test if there is a difference<br />

in attitude between exposure and non-exposure to product placement. Fourthly, it<br />

wishes to test the dependency between product preference and product placement<br />

type and describe the qualitative reasons for preference. Finally, it wishes to describe<br />

in which way brand personality is influenced by character personality traits.

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