Wilma Is an Older Consumer That Is Very Hesitant to Buy

question 131

Multiple Choice

Wilma is an older consumer that is very hesitant to buy new products. In fact, Wilma still has a landline phone and listens to music on a cassette deck. When asked a cell phone, Wilma responded, "Those new-fangled things are just not for me!" Wilma would fall into the ______ category of the diffusion process.

• A) laggard
• B) innovator
• C) early majority
• D) early adopter

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