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Grey's Anatomy: Advertisement Analysis

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Our perceptions of the world is largely dictated by the most important thing surrounding our environment. For example, experienced advertisers realise that choosing when and where to air a television advert is an extremely important choice because of priming effects. When viewers watch the last scene before an advert break, that last scene can activate a certain schema, which can then influence how people perceive the next advert. Consider the television show, Grey’s Anatomy. Nearly every scene before an advert break in Grey’s Anatomy ends on a depressing cliffhanger. A likeable main character just discovers the terrible news that she has cancer and is going to die within three months. The programme is then paused for an advert break. Choosing
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