Are Consumers Significantly Influenced to Buy Things From Advertisements?

• The economic principle (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. I will explore is People generally respond to incentives in predictable ways.
• The overall question I will research to help explore the economic principle is Are consumers significantly influenced to buy things from advertisements?
• 3-4 subquestions that will help me answer my overall research question are: 
  •   Do advertisements that focus on life style work better than traditional advertisements?
  •   Do advertisements really work on people?
  •   Do people realize that advertisements have an effect on them?
• Links to 3-4 reliable resources that can help answer the research question:
  • Adamsmith
  • Sapling
  • Economics Key