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The visual complexity of magazine ads was found to be positively related to looking time in all set conditions. Under an “advertising study” set, ads looked at longer were better remembered, while under a “perception study” set, ads looked at longer were poorly remembered.
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Morrison et al. (1972) studied this question.
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