Object’S Attributes & Choice Decisions: a Developmental Investigation

This study examines how children make tradeoffs among attribute-rich objects and finds that the product attributes children value systematically varies by age and gender with children, ages 5 to 7, and females preferring perceptually salient attributes while children, ages 8 to 12, adults, and males preferring cognitively involving attributes.



Citation:

Marie Yeh, Robert Jewell, and Cesar Zamudio (2014) ,"Object’S Attributes & Choice Decisions: a Developmental Investigation", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 42, eds. June Cotte, Stacy Wood, and , Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 819-819.

Authors

Marie Yeh, Loyola University Maryland
Robert Jewell, Kent State University, USA
Cesar Zamudio, Kent State University, USA



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 42 | 2014



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