Jackson Is Conducting Interviews to Identify Patterns in Consumer Decision

question 14

Multiple Choice

Jackson is conducting interviews to identify patterns in consumer decision making for high-involvement products.Which type of interview should he use if he needs a high degree of comparability among responses,no question variability,and to maintain his own neutrality during the interviews?

• A) Unstructured
• B) Structured
• C) Semistructured
• D) Closed-ended
• E) Briefing

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