The Crowded Aisles in Retail Stores at Holiday Time May

question 53

Multiple Choice

The crowded aisles in retail stores at holiday time may cause some shoppers to lose patience and decide on their purchases with far less thought than they otherwise would due to being harried or overwhelmed.This situation is most closely related to which of the following situational influences?

• A)purchase task
• B)social surroundings
• C)physical surroundings
• D)temporal effects
• E)spatial surroundings

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