Blake Doesn't Much Care About Cars but Is Engaging in a Substantial

question 7

Multiple Choice

Blake doesn't much care about cars but is engaging in a substantial amount of information search about cars because he is about to buy a new car. In terms of involvement, Blake is _____.

• A) high in product involvement; low in purchase involvement
• B) high in value-expressive involvement; low in product involvement
• C) high in product involvement; high in purchase involvement
• D) low in product involvement; low in purchase involvement
• E) low in product involvement; high in purchase involvement

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