JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Consumer Decision Making with Limited Information: Purchasing “Tech” Swimsuits
Author(s): Robert E. Wright
Citation: Wright Robert E., (2016)"Consumer Decision Making with Limited Information: Purchasing “Tech” Swimsuits," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 18, Iss.4, pp. 16-19
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Consumers are frequently involved in a purchase decision making process where they have limited
information about the quality of the product being purchased. In such situations, consumers may resort to
using a choice heuristic to simplify the decision making process. This paper discusses the situation where use
of the anchor and adjustment heuristic may induce consumers to pay a high price for a product, based on
using a high priced, high quality product as the anchor, and implications for marketers.