A Consumer Is Most Likely to Engage in ________ When

question 4

Multiple Choice

A consumer is most likely to engage in ________ when she is in a good mood or when she is uninvolved in other activities.

• A) inertia
• B) extended problem solving
• C) variety seeking
• D) mental accounting

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Definitions:

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