PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Seounmi Youn AU - Tao Sun AU - William D. Wells AU - Xinshu Zhao TI - Commercial Liking and Memory: Moderating Effects of Product Categories AID - 10.2501/JAR-41-3-7-13 DP - 2001 May 01 TA - Journal of Advertising Research PG - 7--13 VI - 41 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/41/3/7.short 4100 - http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/41/3/7.full SO - J Advert Res2001 May 01; 41 AB - This paper shows that product category is an important moderator of the relationship between commercial liking and memory. In this multi-year survey of responses to commercials shown on the Super Bowl, products advertised were classified as ‘approach,’ ‘avoidance,’ or ‘utilitarian.’ Positive and significant relationships between liking and memory held true for approach products only, not avoidance or utilitarian products.