Boredom as a limiting condition on the mere exposure effect.

Bornstein, Robert F., Kale, Amy R., Cornell, Karen R.·1990·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Abstract

Three experiments investigating the role of boredom as a limiting condition on Zajonc's (1968) mere exposure effect are described. Results support the role of boredom as a limiting condition on the mere exposure effect and are consistent with a 2-factor learning-satiation model of the exposure effect

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Bornstein, R. F., Kale, A. R., & Cornell, K. R. (1990). Boredom as a limiting condition on the mere exposure effect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.58.5.791

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