Does a stimulus read as calming? Three items measure whether something is believed to help a person relax or de-stress.
7-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree)
Keh, H.T., Wang, D., & Yan, L. (2021). Gimmicky or Effective? The Effects of Imaginative Displays on Customers’ Purchase Behavior. Journal of Marketing, 85(5), 109–127.
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