Cancerous lung (Source: National Institutes of Health)
Scary or gross, just not both
Researchers at the University of Missouri have determined that the most effective anti-smoking ads either induce fear or disgust—not both. When the two reactions were elicited simultaneously the viewer was overwhelmed, and the ad backfired.
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