Measures. In order to ensure that the advertisementsused did not differ in overall attractiveness, participants first assessed them by responding to a series of semantic differential questions beginning with the phrase “The ad was . . .” and followed by scales anchored with (1) unattractive to (9) attractive, (1) not believable to (9) believable, and (1) not informative to (9) informative. In order to ensure that the product itself was seen as equally attractive, participants also completed a series of semantic differential items beginning with the phrase “The product featured in the ad was . . .” and followed by scales anchored as (1) unappealing to (9) appealing and (1) unfamiliar to (9) familiar.