Which of the Following Statements About How a Consumer Organizes

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about how a consumer organizes inputs that reach awareness is most accurate?

• A) Inputs are organized by individuals to produce meaning, and this organizational process is usually a slow one.
• B) Organization of information inputs is not always needed to produce meaning.
• C) Inputs that reach awareness are organized and interpreted in much the same way by all consumers.
• D) Because a person interprets information in terms of what is familiar, only one interpretation of organized inputs is possible.
• E) Inputs that reach awareness are organized to produce meaning, and this meaning is interpreted in light of what is familiar to the individual.

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