Priming Bush (vs. Obama) Increases Liking of American Brands: The Role of Intersubjectively Important Values

• Main Authors: KWAN, Letty Y. Y., CHIU, Chi-Yue, LEUNG, Angela K. Y.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Cultural influence; American presidents; Intersubjective culture; Brand evaluation; Cultural fit; Multicultural Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1422; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2678/viewcontent/Priming_Bush_vs_Obama_American_brands_2014.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Past research has shown that exposure to cultural symbols can influence personal preferences. The present research extends this finding by showing that cultural symbols acquire their cultural significance in part through their associations with intersubjectively important values—values that are perc...