Preference, Search, and Choice: An Integrative Approach
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Consumer Research
- Vol. 6 (2) , 166-176
- https://doi.org/10.1086/208759
Abstract
A framework for integrating a process-descriptive method of information search with methods of estimating attribute and product preference is described. Consumer choice for a product variation is examined within this framework. The data show that consumers make rational decisions based on searched information, but do not necessarily make predicted product-choice decisions when all available product varieties and attribute information are taken into consideration.Keywords
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