Sense of self messages
Social pressure self mailer
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Gratitude

Gratitude mailers have a smaller positive effect.  The content did not seem to matter much.  For example, praise for being concerned about public affairs was as effective as thanking someone for voting, and the thank you message was effective whether or not the individual’s actual voting record was cited.  An example of a gratitude message follows.  (Green & Gerber, 2023) (Loewenstein, J.)