TABLE 1

Means and Standard Deviations for Each Experimental Cell on the Attitude Index

Low involvementHigh involvement
Weak ArgumentStrong ArgumentWeak ArgumentStrong Argument
AUS
Citizen1.26 (1.00)0.58 (1.24)0.99 (1.32)0.94 (1.31)
Celebrity0.87 (1.35)0.89 (1.40)0.78 (1.52)0.40 (1.79)
UK
Citizen0.47 (1.42)1.38 (1.33)0.72 (1.61)0.97 (1.36)
Celebrity0.16 (1.86)0.85 (1.58)0.04 (1.86)0.27 (1.27)
US
Citizen0.28 (1.94)0.71 (1.27)0.69 (1.43)1.47 (1.34)
Celebrity(0.02) (1.66)0.40 (1.75)1.08 (1.68)0.53 (1.63)
PCS 1983
Citizen−0.12 (1.81)0.98 (1.52)−1.1 (1.66)1.98 (1.25)
Celebrity1.21 (2.28)1.85 (1.59)−1.36 (1.65)1.80 (1.07)