Fun with Psychology: What's YOUR favorite TV Commercial?

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Originally Posted by Machias Banshee

hey Everyone...

Well, I'm taking a short lil advantage of my Modding skills, and using our wonderful forum (<-- this is NOT brown-nosing!) for a lil experiment. I would really appreciate some help... *big puppy eyes*


Okay...In my Introduction to Psychology Class, We are doing an experiment about how Gender is used in advertisement. We're SUPPOSED to watch two hours of television, and write down information about the commercials.

SINCE I only watch about 30 minutes of tv a week... I realized that my best bet was to ask a bunch of my Best friends... (Loves, glomps and brownies to you all!)...what their favorite commericals are.

You just gotta tell me Any sort of info about it.

You Dont HAVE to answer ALL the questions below, but it would help to get as much info as possible...

1. PRODUCT: What was being advertised?

2. SELLER: Who's selling the product? Do they use it themselves? Do they make the product?
--->What is the seller's Gender?
--->What is their role? (spouse, mother/father, son/brother, daughter/sister, boy/girlfriend, sex-object, worker, professional, celebrity, interviewer-narrator, etc...)

4. PRESENTATION: Was the commercial just a person talking, or was there a voice talking over what was happening?

5. LOCATION: Where does the commercial take place? (home, occupational settin, outdoors, etc...)

6. ACTION-CONSEQUENCE: If you use this product, will you...
-->get popular?
-->body/mind enhancement?
-->make life easier?
-->is there a scientific reason?

and the most important question...

7. WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS PRODUCT: Is there a special reason you like it? Does the stuff ACTUALLY work? Is it affordable? Background Music?


I KNOW...

This is a lot to ask of you, but if you could help me out at all, I would be in your debt, I will build a shrine in your honor, and will give you whatever you want...(in appropriat context!!! Nothing naughty, GK and Leo )


MY ONLY LIMITATION...

PLEASE...do NOT go off topic! This is an important thing for me to do, and I'm really hoping this will go well. If you can help me out, you could post it here, OR, if you want, Please PM me.

Loves,

Machias

Oh man, it has to be that Mug Root beer commercial where the guy keeps calling the guy 'Mr. Dumbass" during the interview.

but if you need it in the form above:

1-Mug Root Beer

2-He would be best described as a 'professional' as the choices provided are concerned. No he does not use the product himself. Gener was male. Role was I guess "the butt of the joke"

3-There doesnt appear to be a '3'

4-The commercial involved two men. One interviewing the other.

5-Occupational setting

6-There really was no benefit to the product. However, the slogan is "Sometimes it's good to be thick-headed". The commercial was (to me) made with only entertainment value in mind. There was no true message getting across other than "Buy our product because we are funny".

7-I was never a big root beer fan. I just like the commercial because it's clever. I guess the product does work, however, in never using it I cannot take the liberty to say that it does it's task. (Quenching thirst)