The relationship between a receiver's self-confidence and his attitudinal acceptance of a television advertisement was found to be systematically dependent on the level of potential distraction contained in the commercial. Absolute increases in acceptance under distracting conditions occurred only among subjects with moderate to high self-confidence.
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