The Crowded Aisles in Retail Stores at Holiday Time May

question 157

Multiple Choice

The crowded aisles in retail stores at holiday time may cause shoppers to lose patience and decide on their purchase with far less thought than they otherwise would, because they are uncomfortable.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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