The Greater the Discrepancy Between a Consumer's Needy State and the Desired

question 8

Multiple Choice

The greater the discrepancy between a consumer's needy state and the desired state,the greater

• A) time needed to satisfy the need.
• B) the effort consumers will invest in searching for alternatives.
• C) the consumer's need recognition will be.
• D) the size of the universal set will be.
• E) the amount of external information search.

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